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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on July 19 , 1994 by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Smith, Bishop, DeSaulnier, Torlakson and Powers
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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SUBJECT: Adjournment
IT IS BY THE BOARD ORDERED that the Board of Supervisors
meeting of July 19, 1994 is ADJOURNED in honor of Councilman Frank
Ogawa, Oakland's longest serving council member and an advocate for
Asian Americans.
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: j .�4 .--
PHIL TCH R,Cle of the Board
of SupeMsors and County Administrator
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Councilman Ogawa Dies at Age 77 OGAWA
From Page A15
Oakland official served since appointment in 1966 7-l y- y cide who will replace Mr. Ogawa.
�p G h vor i c l There was some talk that Mr.Oga-
wa had wanted businessman Ted
By Yumt Wt[son ! he became the the first Japanese Dang to replace him but that
Chronicle East Bad Bureau American to hold a council seat in seems unlikely now because Dang
a major city in the continental
Frank Ogawa, Oakland's Ion United States,according to his son, is
running against the mayor in a
gest serving council member Alan Ogawa. November runoff.
whose experience in internment ' T Q T Mr. Ogawa was appointed to Mr.Ogawa held a special place
camps during World War II helped in many hearts because of his opti
after a
the council afive-year stint
shape his role as a peacemaker and mism and perseverance.That atti-
advocate for Asian Americans,
_ on the city Parks Commission.But tude was embodied throughout his
he quickly built a strong following
died yesterday of lung cancer. He life even after he and his wife
was 77. E ` with the business leaders and were forced to sell many of their
Asian Americans for his efforts to
The popular councilman had expand the port and attract new belongings and live in several in-
expand camps for four years
been hospitalized for nearly a 4r commerce from overseas. In each
�Z v 3 during World War II.
month at Summit Medical Center, following election,Mr.Ogawa won
said hospital spokeswoman Nancy a = F> by wide margins. Mr. Ogawa and his pregnant
Bars He died at 11:45 a.m. , Rf wife, Grace, slept on straw mat-
Barsky. Mayor Elihu Harris described tresses in horse stalls at Tanforan
The mood was somewhat chaot- Mr.Ogawa's death as the end of a racetrack for six months and then
is at City Hall yesterday as col "long and prosperous chapter in spent 3%years at a camp in Topaz,
leagues and friends gathered to ex- Oakland's civic history." Utah.Their daughter,Nancy, was
press their sadness about Mr.Oga- "Frank imbued a sense of calm- born there. But for unknown rea-
wa's death. COUNCILMAN FRANK OGAWA ness that has graced generations sons,the little girl died at the age
"We had hop&:Frank would Longest-serving member of council meetings since 1988.To of 2%,according to Alan Ogawa.
be stable enough to go home. It the city and the people he loved In a 1981 interview,Mr.Ogawa,
didn't happen. It got worse last and served, Frank generously a second-generation Japanese
night,"said Jeanette Dong,a close port and economic interests, and gave a lifetime of service. Frank American,said he never lost faith
friend who works at the Port of relations with countries abroad, Ogawa and his accomplishments in the United States. In fact, he
Oakland. "He was such a fixture. especially Japan. will forever be cherished and said he believed his experience
We thought he couldn't leave us, "He truly opened up the Far chaptered throughout the history made him stronger.
not right now." East for the port and the city,"said of Oakland. "It was a rough situation ... it
Mr. Ogawa was on the City Councilman Dick Spees. "He was Mr. Ogawa's at-large seat will was very depressing,but it became
Council for 28 years—the longest very instrumental in our city sister remain vacant until September a challenge to prove we were just
tenure in Oakland's history. Dur- relationship with Fukuoka,Japan. when the council returns from a as loyal as other citizens,"Mr.Oga-
ing that time,the man described as He was highly revered in Japan." short recess.At that time,the may- wa said in that interview.
an even-handed politician sought. Mr. Ogawa made front-page or and council are expected to de- After the war, Mr. Ogawa re-
to improve cultural awareness,' news in Tokyo in April 1966 when OGAWA: Page A18 Col.I turned to Oakland where he found
work as a gardener.Eventually,he
borrowed and saved enough mon-
ey to open his own nursery and
move into a nicer home.
Life after internment was not
easy, but Mr. Ogawa persevered,
breaking many social and racial
barriers.In 1956,residents protest-
ed his move into a hilly,exclusive
neighborhood near Chabot Golf
Course.Soon,he became a part of
the community, joining once all-
white organizations like the Rota-
ry Club, the Lake Merritt Break-
fast Club and the former Athenian
Nile Club.
In addition to his wife and son,
Mr. Ogawa is survived by two
grandchildren, Courtney, 18, and
Matthew,16.
Funeral arrangements were
pending.
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