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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Dated: January 14,1997 Subject: Adjournments
The Board of Supervisors adjourned their meeting today, January 14, 1997, in honor of
the memory of Raymond J. White, Vice President of St. Mary's College, Moraga, as requested
by Supervisor Uilkema. And in honor of the memory of the Reverend Percel Napoleon
Sumpter, Pastor, and the Reverend Nathaniel Owens, Associate Pastor, of the Solomon Temple
Missionary Baptist Church, Pittsburg, as requested by Supervisor Canciamilla.
THIS IS A MATTER FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY
NO BOARD ACTION WAS TAKEN
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who,was also Saint Mary's chief Marys m1967,'as a student re,
,financial off cer The 55 yea> old jcruiter He then became the furan
;Pleasanton man who:died New "�' { �° r '
cial,aid director, worked m re=
Year s Day,spent nearly 30 years search and planning,and eventq ,f.
at the pnvate college,qusing such ally moved up",to
qualities to help students achieve `He waVrevered as a top adF�
_.career success as he did k wiser to the adrruriistrative wuncil
`lfie main thing he�was known and the board of trustees,"
for wasphis wonderful,keen sense son said "He had a great deal of
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of humor and engaging personal insight,grasping both philosophi=
t ity," said younger sister Jeanne fecal and practical issues:He under- '.
Young,of Napa `All of us were stood human nature very
always;m stitches whenever we In his spare time,White was a
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A spital nurse who cared for 'eliad studied English at=Loyola
' him before his death told family University m Los'Angeles;where
members that;he had,showna he; received bachelors and
$ease of humor:rarely found in master's He received ad_octorate ,
mural cancer patients m administration of higher educa_�,
It.was an`incredible study; tion from.UC Berkeley.:'
watching him go through flus ii1 He served as a finance coin
,` ness,"Young said "He was coura mittee member.at`St Augustine s.
( geousandtookitwithdiAgrutyashePaazlsh in"Pleasanton'and was a'
3' did with everything else all his life f ihember'of several state'and na _.
He was-a good role model inboth Donal career organizations,such:.,
life and death Student Financial Aid Ad
Brother Mel;Anderson,presi 'ministrators;, and College and
dent of the college,saidahat same Umversity_Business Officers He;"
wit helped White win respect from also served on the-adviin
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r SantaMann In-;1961,F1iemarred Geraldine;of Pleasanton,fourchin',
# Geraldine White ands the twodren and four grandchildren' '