▁Laura ▁L ope z ▁Hob bs ▁ ▁human ▁resources ▁manager ▁for ▁South west ▁Gas ▁ ▁as ▁Wies ner ' s ▁replacement ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁last ▁year ▁of ▁his ▁term . ▁ ▁Wies ner ▁died ▁of ▁le uk emia ▁at ▁a ▁Seattle ▁hospital ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Wies ner ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁Nev ada ' s ▁Republican ▁National ▁Comm itte eman ▁longer ▁than ▁any ▁prior ▁comm itte emen ▁in ▁the ▁state ' s ▁history , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁longest ▁serving ▁comm itte emen ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Wies ner ▁had ▁also ▁become ▁well ▁known ▁among ▁Republican ▁sen ators ▁and ▁govern ors ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁was ▁friends ▁with ▁President ▁Ron ald ▁Re agan . ▁ ▁Rem emb rance ▁A ▁private ▁mem orial ▁service ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Seattle ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁Wies ner ' s ▁death . ▁Governor ▁Gu inn , ▁who ▁wrote ▁a ▁cond ol ence ▁letter ▁to ▁Wies ner ' s ▁wife , ▁said , ▁" Tom ▁helped ▁in ▁many ▁ways , ▁from ▁raising ▁money ▁for ▁scholar ships ▁to ▁helping ▁fund ▁buildings ▁on ▁campus ▁in ▁those ▁early ▁years , ▁to ▁working ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁football ▁program ▁at ▁UN L V , ▁Tom ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁it ▁all ." ▁House ▁Represent ative ▁Jim ▁Gib b ons ▁said ▁that ▁Wies ner ' s ▁" gener os ity ▁to ▁Nev ada ▁and ▁to ▁his ▁community ▁will ▁never ▁be ▁forgotten ." ▁ ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁Mayor