00 HOUSE CS FOR CS FOR SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 17(STA)                                                            
01 Honoring Alaskan Tommy Moe for winning gold and silver medals at the 1994                                               
02 Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway.                                                                            
03 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                               
04  WHEREAS Alaskan Tommy Moe showed early promise as a world class skier; and                                             
05  WHEREAS Tommy Moe displayed true Alaskan spirit in overcoming personal                                                 
06 hardships and difficulties to continue to develop his athletic skills; and                                              
07  WHEREAS Tommy Moe and his father, Tommy Moe, Sr., exemplify the importance                                             
08 of family support, love, and devotion -- values Alaskans hold dear; and                                                 
09  WHEREAS Tommy Moe never lost sight of his dream and persevered in bringing                                             
10 honor and respect to the State of Alaska and the United States of America by winning a Gold                             
11 Medal in the Men's Downhill Skiing and a Silver Medal in the Men's Super-Giant Slalom in                                
12 the 1994 Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway;                                                                   
13  BE IT RESOLVED that the members of the Eighteenth Alaska State Legislature                                             
14 reflect Alaska's pride by honoring Tommy Moe for his outstanding athletic achievement and,                              
01 in so doing, setting an example for Alaskans and Americans everywhere; and be it                                        
02  FURTHER RESOLVED that the municipality of Palmer is hereby requested to                                                
03 change its name to Moe Town; and be it                                                                                  
04  FURTHER RESOLVED that Girdwood is hereby requested to change its name to                                               
05 Moeville; and be it                                                                                                     
06  FURTHER RESOLVED that the Fairbanks North Star Borough is requested to                                                 
07 change the name of Birch Hill to Moe Hill and thereby make a mountain out of a Moe Hill.                                
08  COPIES of this resolution shall be sent to Tommy Moe and the members of his                                            
09 family.