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RESOLUTION NUMBER ?~ (pD
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Seal' Beach,
California Honoring and Paying Tribute to MYLDRED E.
JONES, Ph. D., LCDR, USN-Ret., An Outstanding
Humanitarian.
WHEREAS,
Myldred E. Jones is regarded by many as a national treasure, on August 5,
2004, will reach a significant milestone in her life - her 95th birthday; and
WHEREAS', at the beginning of WWII, CDR Jones was one among -eight of the first
contingent of WAVES from California to be called to duty, one who
served honorably in many capacities until retirement in 1959; and
WHEREAS, following retirement Dr. Jones became involved in an active second
career addressing the health, housing, and economic issues of the
homeless, the poo~, and the disenfranchised, becoming active in the civil
rights movements of both Martin Luther King and Cesar Chavez; and
WHEREAS, during her work as a Youth Affairs consultant to the then California
Governor Reagan, she recognized a desperate need for shelter for run-
away teens who found themselves out on the streets and in harm's way,
Dr. Jones started her third active career and founded Casa Youth Shelter
in Los Alamitos; and
WHEREAS, the shelter's original Mission Statement of providing safe ~helter in a
nourishing home-like environment has not changed nor has the primary
goal of family reunification changed; and
WHEREAS, during the past 25 years of continual operations, more than 9,000 youth
ages 12-17 have passed through the doors of her "Little Old House on
Reagan Street," spending more than 77,000 nights in safety, over 35,000
family members have received counseling and nearly one million home-
cooked meals and snacks have been prepared.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach, California, does hereby honor and recognize MYLDRED E. JONES for her
lifetime humanitarian contributions not only to the welfare of local children and
neighboring Orange County communities, but to those who originate from throughtout
the State of California and from across our nation as a whole.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach, California, at a meeting thereof held on the Twelfth day of July in the Year
Two Thousand Four.
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Dr. Paul Yost, Mayor
Resolution Number 6?J.tO
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
is the original copy of Resolution Number 5;L&O on file in
the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted
by the City Council of the City of sea~~e~~h at a meeting
thereof held on the /').. 't4'\ day of ~ ' 2004.
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