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RESOLUTION NUMBER L/1t/r
A Reso(ution of the City Counci( Honorifl9 a.ncf
Commencfifl9 Kevin Gwta.fson on the Occasion of His
Historic Sofa F(ight
WHEREAS, on 6elWIf of the communil}' of Seal Beach, this Cil}' CoundC is honored
to reco9nize a remarka.6Ce 17-year-o(j{ who /iw;.ru:compCishetf an
ex:traortfinary feat, makill9 an historic soCo fii9ht ru:ross our nation -
from LOll9 Beach, California. to Kitl}' Hawk, North Carorina, the
6irthpCa.ce of aviation, aruC 6ru:ki aruC ,
WHEREAS, Kevin Gustafson - a Seal Beach resident, a mem6er of the ACC American
Boys Chorus for s~ years, performill9 aruC tourill9 in the United States
aruC Caruufa., aruC now a hi9h schooC senior - is that youll9 man who
uruCertook this clWICe119ill9 e;t:perieru:e on A1l9ust 10, 1999i aruC
WHEREAS, with a mission to ra.ise Jwu!s for "The Youll9 E"9Ces" pr09ram tlia.t
sparlid his Cove of a.via.tion, Kevin's 14-aay journey took ~im to thirl}'-
four cities a.ruC twenl}'-five sta.tes, raisill9 $4000 a.ruC introtfudll9 yoUt19
peopCe to the worl4 of avia.tioni a.ruC
WHEREAS, 6ep.nnill9 his fii9ht instruction at the"ge of 11 years, Kevin so Coed in a
9Cider at the "ge of 14 a.ruC 6eca.me the yoUt19est piCot in America. when
he soCoetf a powered aircraft on his 16'h 6irtFuCa.y, earned his priva.te
piCot's Cicense shortlY thereafter aruC received his Private PiCot's License
for powered aircraft on his 17'h 6irtFuCa.y to thriCC his pa.rents lUi his first
plUisel1gers.
NOW THEREFORE, I, PAUL YOST, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH,
a.ruC on 6elia.lf of the Cil}' Couru:iC a.ruC the residents of seal Beach, tfo here.6y commencf
Kevin Gustafson, a ex:ceptional youll9 man for his ex;traoT/[inary ru:compCishment in
the worl4 of aviation ancf wish him continue4 success in his future encfeavors.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I lia.ve hereunto set my lia.ncf a.ncf caused the seaC of the
Cil}' of seal Beach to 6e a~ed this Thirteenth Day of Septem6er, Nineteen HuruCred
, aruC Ninel}'-nine.
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