HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09081987 - 1.37 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN THE MATTER OF )
Recognizing the Valuable )
Contributions of Thomas )
A. Progen to Contra Costa ) RESOLUTION NO. 87/535
County and the Contra Costa )
County Redevelopment Agency )
WHEREAS, Thomas A. Progen was born on May 6, 1947 in
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, attended the University of
Massachusetts in Amherst where he received his bachelor' s degree
and also attended the Southwestern University School of Law in
Los Angeles; and
WHEREAS, Thomas A. Progen served four years in the United
States Marine Corps, including a tour of duty in Southeast Asia;
and
WHEREAS, Thomas A. Progen married Sandy Orr in February,
1981 and on February 20, 1983 was blessed with a daughter,
Lindsey Rebecca; and
WHEREAS, Thomas A. Progen spent 8 1/2 years with the City of
Torrance Planning Department and the Torrance Redevelopment
Agency in Southern California; and
WHEREAS, on February 11, 1985, Thomas A. Progen became
Contra Costa County' s first Redevelopment Director; and
WHEREAS, on January 24, 1987, Contra Costa County mourned
the untimely death of Thomas A. Progen; and
WHEREAS, Thomas A. Progen was a man of high professional
standards, with a deep love for his family and friends, a man who
was well respected by all who knew and worked with him; and
WHEREAS, Thomas A. Progen was able, through patience,
understanding, and respect for those with whom he worked, to
negotiate the Agreements and property transfers necessary to make
the Pleasant Hill BART Redevelopment Project a success; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED it is the desire of the Board
of Supervisors the Redevelopment Agency, and the business
community with whom Thomas A. Progen worked to perpetuate his
friendship, his accomplishments and his memory through the
dedication of a Plaza in his name in the Pleasant Hill BART
Station Redevelopment Project Area.
Passed and adopted by unanimous vote of the Board/Agency
members present on this 8th day of September, 1987 .
I herebyify that the foregoing is a true and co - of
a resol tion entered on the minutes of the Boar the
dat id. /
T Powers, Nancy Fanden Obert I. Schroder
D' st. I Dist. I Dist III Sunne W. McPeak, Dist IV Tom Torlakson ,
Chair of the Board Dist. V
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Witness my hand and the Seal of
the Board of Supervisors
affixed this 8th day of
September, 1987
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and County
Administrator.
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