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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01141986 - 86-15 X (I a- IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the Matter of Honoring ) the Memory of Theodore C. ) Wellman. ) RESOLUTION NO. 86/15 Today we honor the life and achievements of Theodore "Ted" Wellman. A lifelong resident of Marin County, Ted began his long labor of protection of the environment after his retirement from Standard Oil Company. He devoted himself to civic affairs, serving as president of the Marin Community College District Board, the Marin Conservation League, the Marin Boy Scouts Council and the Kentfield Civic League. On a larger scale Ted was at the forefront of water issues throughout the State. He was a strong, articulate advocate for economically sound and environmentally safe solutions to California' s water problems. He played a key role in the California Coalition to Stop the Peripheral Canal, resulting in the defeat of Proposition 9 in 1982 and assuring that fair water development could then take place in California. - As a member of the Committee for Water Policy Consensus, he vigorously championed securing protections for the San Francisco Bay-Delta system. We, the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, honor Ted Wellman' s life, his respect for his environment and his dedication to the preservation of that environment for future generations of Californians. Tom Voqors, Chair Sunne Wright McPeak Nancy k" l�� Tom Torlakson obert I . Schroder I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on the minutes of said Board of Supervisors on January 14, 1986. Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of Supervisors affixed this 14thday of January , 1986 . Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County Administrator t By0, J v Deputy Clerk County Administrator