HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 4676 1999-08-09
RESOLUTION NUMBER /!61to
A Resofution of die. Ci1y Counr.if of the. Ci1y of sear Beacft, CaCifornia
Honori"9 am!Pa.yi.ng Triliute. to MYLDRED JONES,
An E;u:e.ptionaf Iruliwluaf
WHEREAS, onAU9U5l5, 1999, a. sipUficant mifesto~ inllle. life. of Myl4redJoJW; wi[ 6e. readied
_ he.r 90th 6irtfufay - am! lte.r frie.ruls am! coCLeagues wiU holWT am! ~ tri6ute. to a. life.
of service. Lo OUT CO\U1.lry am! its citizensj am!
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WJ IEREAS, a. positive. rofe. mod"e.f from tlte. stn.rt, Myr4red JoJW; 6~an.lle.r CMee.r 6y se.rvi"9 llle.
yoW19 peopfe. of SouLfte.rn CaCifornia as a. Hi9h Schoof Tenche.r am! Juve.ni.fe. Pr06a.tion
Offker in Los A"9efe.sj am!
WH ERfAS, commissiorwC an. Ensi9n in the. United: States Na.ry in 1942, Ms. JoJW; was a.rnong
t(te. first conti"genL of ei9ht WAVES from caCiIornia aUfe4 to active. dutyj served witli
distinction as lite. Speda[Assislnut to t(te. Comm.a.ndimt of tlte.14th Na.valDislrictj as
t(te.Assistant Director, De.parlme.nt ofWe!fare., Na.ry RefitI Socit1yj am! as lite. first
fe.male. facuCly me.m6e.r of tlte. Armed Forces Graduate. Schoof of Informalionj as we.[ as
L(te. Na.val LU/ison for tlte. Unite/! Na.tions am! tlte.Am.erican. Red Crossj am!
WHEREAS, 4etlicatelt to civif ri9hts, Ms. JoJW; mnrclid with tlte. Reve.reru! Martin Lutlter King
from Se.Crna. lo Mon19ornery am! witli Cesar cfiavtz in Cafiforniaj am! participated in
t(te. desep-~a.tion of tlte. Episcopal" Church in Monl:9omery am! tlte. Military Offic.e.rs
CCu6j am!
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WHERf.i\5, Ms. JoJW; continued: Iter poCitiroC activism 6y wor~"9 witli tlte. Ur6an. CoonCinn.tor for
lite. Diocese of Los Angefes, aeveCoJ1i."9 fU/isons with 60th puliLk am! priva.t.e lI9e.ndes
for yout(lj afso worfiir19 witli Los An9efe.s CO\U1.ly alld City Boaras of El!uca.tion,
federal Rella6ilita.tion am! RedeveCopmml, am! as lite. Training Consuftant for Tem
Postsj am!
WHERfAS, a.l.lIge 69, a.t a. time. wlte.n mosl peopfe. are. weU into tlte.ir relire.me.nt, Myr4red JoJW;
fowu!e4 tlte. Casa. Youtli Sliefter in Los ACamitos, a. facilily tfiat fias served over 8,200
youtli from lI9es U-17, over 67,000 6etC-ni9lits, Olte. I1n!f miffion meals, and over
32,000 fa.rniCy memhers witli cOWlSeU"9 a.ni e4uca.ti.ona! servicesj aru!
WHEREAS, a.t lIge 88, Myrbed was stiff active, received an. Horwrary Doclora.te. oIPuhLk Services
from San.ta. cfm-a. Universily, San.t/l. Cfm-a., CaCifornia, and fias contil1Utlf to work on
rnany 60aras am! or9a.n.iz1.1.tions aesi9rwC to au! tlte. poor, home.fess am! disenfrancliised
of af[ lI9es.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, tfiat tile. City Counr.iC of tlte. City of sear Bencli 1tere.6y
(wIWrs aru! rec09nizes MYLDRED JONES for fte.r tirefe.ss W!ica.tion aru! service. to aLf, for lte.r
~Lraon[inary lICCo'npCi.slir~nts am! acliievements am! for contri6Ul.i"9 qreatfy to tlte. quafity oI fife. in
our conununilJ'.
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Resolution Number 1/67/P
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) 5S
CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
I, ]oLUUle M. Yeo, City CCer/i. of SeaL Beach, Cafifomia, dO Ilere6y certify that tile fore9oing
resoLutiolL is tile originaL copy of ResoCutioll Num6er ~ '7' OIL fiIe ill tile office of tile City
C(cr/i., pussea, approved; aru[ adOptee! 6y tlle~~ COUlK-i( of tile City MeaL Beach, at a
rC9uCar meetin9 tfJereoffJe(c!OIL tile _- cfa.yof Oa~d. r ,
1999. 0
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