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RESOLUTION NO. J/ ~I/
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH.t. CALIF-
ORNIA . IN COMMEMORATION OJ!' THE
PASSING AWAY OF ROBERT D. RICHARDS
ON MAY l8th, 1942.
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WHEREAS, ROBERT D. RICHARDS, formerly
of Seal Beach, California, passed away on May
18th, 1942; and,
WHEREAS, RDBERT D. RICHARDS fi rat came
to the community which is now Seal Beach in the
year 1903 and at that time operated the Anaheim
Landing Bath House and Bowling Alley. He was
later connected with the Bayside Land Company
and during the years 1924 and 1925 was Sales
Agent tor the Ord Land Company, handling a sUb-
division on the penInsula at Anaheim Bay, East
Seal Beach.
During the years that Mr. RICHARDS re-
sided in Seal Beach, he was active in the political
lite of the community and was instrumental in the
incorporation of the City ot Seal Beach as a city
of the Sixth Class on October 27th, 1916. He was
elected to the City Council in April~ 1922, and was
immediately appointed to serve as Mayor, and taith-
fully served as Mayor of Seal Beach until the year
1926.
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In 1929 Mr. RICHARDS moved to Norwalk,
California, where he was engaged in the hardware
business at the time of his decease.
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Mr. RICHARDS 1s survived by his wife,
MYRTEL S. RICHARDS and by his daughter, ELIZABETH
M. ELLIOTT, and h1s son, WILLIAM M. RICHARDS, all
of Norwalk, California. FUneral services were
conducted Wednesday, May 20th, 1942, and interment
at Artes1a Cemetary.
NOW, '!!HEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the
C1ty Counc1l of the City or Seal Beach in order ~o
commemorate the memory of the late ROBERT D. RICHARDS,
former Mayor of the City of Seal Beach, and a tire-
less c1vic worker for its advancement 1n cIvil gov-
ernment; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Ci ty
Clerk be directed and,requested to spread this
ResolutIon on the Offic1al Records Of this City,
in order that the memory of th1s beloved past City
Official and honored citizen may be perpetuated,
and that copies thereof be sent to his relatives
as an expression of sympathy.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing
Resolution was regUlarly Introduced, passed and
adopted by the City Counc11 of the City of Seal
Beach, California, at a regular meeting thereof
held on the 21st day of May, 1942, by the follow-
ing vote of the members thereof.
Ayes; Councilmen: Reed, Henkey, Postal,
Felts, and Hughes.
Noes; Councilmen: None.
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Abs.ent';'-Co.imcllmen: None.
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