HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 12221970 - 70-859 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of )
Commending ) RESOLUTION NUMBER 70/859
Mr. and firs . Robert Ellis,
Martinez, California. �
WHEREAS on Sunday, October 25, 1970 a serious head-on
collision occurred on the Martinez-Benicia bridge causing the death
of three persons; and
WHEREAS the two vehicles involved in the collision caught
fire endangering the lives of the other occupants of the colliding;
cars; and
WHEREAS one of the vehicles was a camper type in which
six Girl Scouts were passengers; and
WHEREAS the Girl Scouts were injured in the crash and were
unable to escape from the wreckage; and
WHEREAS Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ellis were driving their sawn
car across the bridge when the accident, occurred and were at the
crash 'scene immediately following the collision; and
WHEREAS Mr. and Mr's. Ellis, at great risk to themselves,
responded immediately and extricated the six Girl Scouts from the
wreckage and rendered emergency first aid to them; and
WHEREAS Mr. and Ctrs. Ellis have subsequently established
a qpe c a l Fund to- assist in the payment of the medical expenses
of the injured Girl Scouts;
NOW, THEREFORE* BE IT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, CALIFORNIA RESOLVED that it highly commends
1,1r. and Ctrs. Robert Ellis for the brave action taken by them at
great personal risk, compliments them on their fallow-op plan to
provide financial assistance for medical care, and urges all their
fellow citizens to take cognizance and be appreciative of their
courageous life-saving and humanitarian deeds.
PASSED and ADOPTED on December 22, 1970 by the following
vote of the Boards
AYES: Supervisors J. P. Kenny, A. M. }bias,
J. E. Moriarty, E. A. Linscheid, T. J. Coll.
NOES: None.
ABSENT s None.
RESOLUTION NUMBER 70/8:59