Vermont S.C.R. 9: Senate concurrent resolution honoring former Representative Jennifer R. Nelson of Ryegate for her exemplary career in public service and agriculture

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2026

VT LEG #389114 v.1
No. R-308. Senate concurrent resolution extending the warmest 90th birthday and
30th anniversary wishes to former Rutland County Senators Judith E. Bloomer
Crowley and John P. Crowley.
(S.C.R.9)
Offered by Senators Collamore, Weeks, and Williams,
Offered by Representatives Bosch of Clarendon and Burditt of West Rutland,
Whereas, Judy Wener was born on April 5, 1936, in Rutland and attended local public
schools, Rutland Business College, and Boston Children’s Hospital’s nursing program, and
Whereas, she married Rutland attorney and future Senate President Pro Tempore John
Bloomer, and they were the parents of one daughter and three sons, including the future
Senate Republican Leader and Senate Secretary John Bloomer Jr., and
Whereas, in 1995, following her husband’s unexpected death, the Governor appointed
Judy Bloomer, who had voluntarily assisted her husband in the Senate Pro Tempore’s
office, to serve the balance of his Senate term, and her legislative colleagues elected her as
a Vermont State Colleges trustee, and
Whereas, in 2000, after a two-term legislative hiatus, Judy Bloomer stood successfully
for election to represent West Rutland in the House of Representatives (2001–2004), and
she adeptly chaired a challenging special committee that examined ways to modernize
municipal land records, and
Whereas, John P. Crowley was born in Rutland on April 14, 1936; graduated from
Mount St. Joseph Academy, the College of the Holy Cross, Southeastern University, and
Georgetown University Law Center; and he is a U.S. Army veteran and the father of a
daughter and four sons, and
Whereas, his background as an attorney and accountant provided a strong foundation
for representing Mendon in the House of Representatives (1993–1994), as well as for being
a Rutland County Senator (1999–2003) and Commissioner of the former Department of
Banking, Insurance, Securities, and Health Care (2003–2007), and
Whereas, in May 1996, Judy Bloomer and John P. Crowley decided to start a new life
together and married, and
Whereas, in April 2026, both partners of this civically engaged couple will joyously
celebrate their respective 90th birthdays, and, in May of this year, they will observe, with
great pleasure, their 30th wedding anniversary, now therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly extends the warmest 90th birthday and 30th anniversary
wishes to former Rutland County Senators Judith E. Bloomer Crowley and John P.
Crowley of West Rutland, and be it further
Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
each of the honorees.