HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 05081990 - 90/279T_N THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Congratulating )
Al Simonsen Resolution No. : 90/279
Moraga Citizen of the Year, 1990 )
WHEREAS Al Simonsen has been named Moraga ' s twelfth Citizen
of the Year; and
WHEREAS Al Simonsen settled in Moraga in 1968, and with his
wife, Marilyn, raised their children, Linda, David and Kristine,
and
WHEREAS Al Simonsen began coaching Lafayette-Moraga Youth
Association teams in 1974 , and soon was busy coaching boys soccer,
girls and boys basketball and girls softball ; and
WHEREAS Al Simonsen served on the LMYA board for three years
variously as president, vice president and sponsorship chairman,
and filled in whenever he was needed as a coach; and
WHEREAS Al Simonsen co-chaired the Miramonte High School
Boosters Club with his wife, Marilyn, introducing the sale of its
very successful fundraising calendar crammed with local advertise-
ments and complete school and sports schedules ; and
WHEREAS Al Simonsen directed the fundraising and construction
of the girls softball field at Miramonte High School when he saw
that the girls were relegated to playing on the soccer field; and
WHEREAS Al Simonsen made great , successful efforts to open up
LMYA sports to boys and girls equally and worked hard to assure
the high quality coaching the young athletes need; and
WHEREAS Al Simonsen was appointed to the Moraga Parks and
Recreation Commission and to the Moraga Parks Foundation board.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Contra Costa, California, hereby CONGRATULATES
Al Simonsen on his selection as Moraga' s twelfth Citizen of the
Year, COMMENDS Al Simonsen for his generous, caring and effective
donation of his time and talents for the benefit of the young
people of Moraga and Lafayette, and EXTENDS to Al Simonsen its
best wishes for much further accomplishment and happiness.
PASSED and ADOPTED this eighth day of May, 1990, by
unanimous vote of the Board members present .
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution entered in the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the seal of
the Board of Supervisors affixed
this eighth day of May, 1990.
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and
County Administrator.
ABy6,
Deputy Clerk
Introduced by:
Superviso Nancy C. Fanden
Di rict II