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IN THE MATTER OF HONORING PAULA RESOLUTION NO. 2008/492
TIPPERY FOR HER 35 YEARS OF SERVICE AT
WE CARE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
WHEREAS, I'attla'.Cippery \vas born in Juncti()n Citv, .Kansas on October 16, 1937;and
WHEREAS, there's a line from a nhovie that saes, "You liad inc sit hello," and that's pretty much what
happened to Paula on "1'uesdayT, October 13, 1972, when.a neighbor asked Paula to go along with her
to Volunteer at We Care Services for Clhildreu thinking she nhiglit like to see what it was like; and
WHEREAS, from the tin-le Paula walked into the front doors...(same doors today, by the way) until she left
that clay at:2:00 p.m., the kids pretty iizuch had leer wrapped around their little fingers; and
WHEREAS, Paula "1'ippetl.. ended up volunteering her .tithe two day=s a week and began to fill in as a
sul.hstitutc aisle in the SLIM-:11I& of 1973; and
WHEREAS, by late October"of that. year., Barbara Milliff asl:ed_Paula..if:slhe would like to work for pay and
accepted; beginninT.«o>k on Novenhber 1, 1.973; and
WHEREAS;'vhat started out as a little part-time job wined into a life-ch.ailging.esperience for Paula in that
she;realized::slie'd found what: she was Meant to be..doing; along .V tl bci.ng a wife, mother, grand-
nhothcr, and"grcat-grandmother; and
WHEREAS, Paula"1'ippery saes she has never regretted her decision to..vtsrt 0i t"frst.dafa.tid has never had
a clay-where she didn't learn sotlhething new- and
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WHEREAS;`::Paula•-Tipper}-.has worked in sit different classrooms with children of all disabilities ranging in
age froin:otle mchnth:Old to twcllt -=eight)-cars old- and
WHEREAS;;evcn th6ugh things l.i V e chathgccl..soi.h,cwllat .there is still::.the love..itlw all who work with
these l.itte .children have, and Paula sai's eacli:::cl y.:tlhaf basses gives:lien a geiod.feeling that shehas
nhadc a difference. She says that she will never fcirget tl>e woriderful pcc>})le and:children and that
she's learned`:more about }.herself than she .ever thou t. possibl:c;,._ati0 she acids It lhas been a
wonderful experience!" .
NOW, THEREFORE ::BE IT RESOLVED that th.c Cgnrsa:._Cosfa Cou>ity Boai'ci of Supe>cTisoi hereby
honors Paula "Tipper} of the occasion of her re.ti.rement for tier dedicated, caring, and unconditional
work with. the children at.We Care Scrvices.for. Children ofGontra Costa.Couilty.
FEDERAL D. GLOVER
Chair
__- r District V Supcn,1', ''
'I ''JOHN GIOIA f� GAYLE t. UILKEMA
�" -'r )i� rict I Supervisor District II Supervisor
�fs�= 'MARY N. PIEPHO SUSAN A. ONILLA
District .Ill Supervisoc SF L District IV Supervisor
I hereby ccrtifc that this is a tnie and correct copy of an auiou t.•tken
« ""` int cruercd un the minutes of the]3oard of tiupervisursnn the date
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' I(M IN (a_ILLEN, Clerk of the Board of Supers isors and t.uuntv
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