STATE OF CONNECTICUT
BY HER EXCELLENCY
M. JODI RELL
GOVERNOR
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 16
WHEREAS, Gerald R. Ford served as the 38th President of the United States from August 9, 1974 to January 20, 1977;
WHEREAS, President Ford assumed the Presidency under unusual circumstances and during a tumultuous time in American history;
WHEREAS, President Ford was a man of great integrity and helped restore public confidence in the Presidency;
WHEREAS, as citizens of the United States and of Connecticut we will forever be indebted to this man of humility and decency who helped heal our nation;
WHEREAS, President Ford, educated at Connecticut’s Yale University, served honorably in the United State’s Navy and became a committed internationalist – a believer in the importance of America’s role as a world leader;
WHEREAS, President Ford passed away on December 26, 2006;
WHEREAS, President George W. Bush has declared a January 2, 2007 a National Day of Mourning for President Gerald R. Ford;
NOW THEREFORE, I M. Jodi Rell, Governor of the State of Connecticut by the authority vested in me by section 1-4 of the Connecticut General Statutes and the Constitution of the State of Connecticut do hereby declare January 2, 2007 a Day of Remembrance to honor the life and service of President Gerald R. Ford and ask all Connecticut citizens to observe a minute of silence at 12 noon on January 2, 2007.
This order shall be effective upon signing.
Dated at Hartford, Connecticut, this 29th day of December 2006.
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M. Jodi Rell,
Governor
By Her Excellency’s Command
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Susan Bysiewicz,
Secretary of the State
