HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01141997 - C21AB ?hie Board of Supervisors
of Contra Costa County
In the Watter of WfsoCution No. 9 7/5
Posthumously 910noring
4pwrnd-Yathaniet Ouvns
In Recognition ofhis Outstanding Sen ice
andVa&ra6fe contributums to the community
W&U.AS, Reverend- athanielOwens servedas anAssociate Pastor at Solomon 7empfe
Wissionary Baptist Church in Titts6urg;and
W& AS„along with 4?fverendTercelSumpter, 4;,,gverendOwens workedto improve relations
6etween the Titts6urg Police Department and the community serving as a volunteer Chapfain with the
Tittskrg Boltce tDepaitment;and
UI&W-M,; 6efieving the opportunity fora quality education was a innate right foraffchifdret4
Reverend Owens workedwith the Titts6urg VnfizedSchoofo strict to estadltsh an after-schooftutoring
program;and
14,Y&UAS, Reverend Owens prouidedcounsefzng,guidance andspirituafinspiration to the
community;and
z1 WI1 UAS, &verend Owens gave unse phly of himself to his congregation and his community
participating in numerous church andcommunity projects,and
1,MUAS, 2?f verendOwens met an untimely death as the resuft of an automo6de accident on
Decem6er27, 1996;
NO`Gi, gMQM'FO (E Ir USOL`MD that the BoardofSupermsors of the County of
Contra Costa, California, does here6y honor li�rverendNathanielOwens in recognition of his outstanding and
valua6le contri6utions to our community, and does hereby offer heartfeft sympathy and condolences to his
family and congregation.
TA,SS O 6y unanimous vote of the Board9rfem6ers present on this 14th day of ganuary 1997.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true andcorrect copy of a resolution enteredon the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date aforesaid
U fitness my handand theSeatof the Boardof
Supervisors affuvdon this 14th day of yanuary,
1997.
ML 8, TchsLop,Clerkof the Boardof
Supervisors andCountyAdministrator
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The Board of Supervisors
of Contra Costa County
In the`Matter of 4tsofution No. 9 7 6
mosthumousfy Monoring
&verend('erceCNapoleon Sumpter
In cognition of his Outstanding Service
andVvalua6le Contributions to the Community
11,YaP,EAS, 4verend BercelNapoleon Sumpter was called to pastor at Solomon Temple
9tissionary Baptist Church in Pittsburg in 1967;and
zWET,EAS, throughout his twenty-nine years of service as Pastor at Solomon Temple serving the
community of 1Titts6urg and Contra Costa County&verendSumpter worked continuously to eCtminate the
barriers of inequaCtty and to combat racism;and
`GVJMj,AS, 4verendSumpterwas a strong advocate of communication,providing a voice of
moderation in the community,and
U&M,EAS, a majorfocus of&verendSumpter's efforts was to improve relations between the
(Pittsburg Police Department and the community, serving as a volunteer Chaplain with the Pittsburg Polue
Department and originating events such as Community dations Day, which now serves as an annual event;
and
IPMPE,4S,as testimony to his good works and teachings&verendSumpter has been recognized
at the local State andNationallevelandhas receivednumerous acclamations andhonors including the naming
Of a street in Pittsburg, "Sumpter Circle"in his honor, recipient of the Monorary Doctorate of Divinity Degree,
induction into the Contra Costa Citizens Mall of Tame, recipient of the V.S.A. CongressionalWscord,
resolutions of honorfrom the VnitedStates Senate, as wellas a resolution of honorfrom the California State
Assem6ly;and
IM EA S, 4verendSumpter met an untimely death as the result of an automo6ile accident on
Decem6er 27, 1996;
NW, r P.,ETOWE, , BE ITWOLVEtD that the Board of Superwors of the County of
Contra Costa, California, does here6y honor 4verend percelNapoleon Sumpter in recognition of his
outstanding and valua6le contributions to our community, and does hereby offer heartfelt sympathy and
condolences to his family and congregation.
tPUScEtD by unanimous vote of the Board9V(em6ers present on this 14th day ofJanuary 1997.
I here6y cert that the foregoing is a true and comct copy of a resolution entered on the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
'Gtitness my handand the Seafof the Boardof
Supen4sors affixfdon this 14th day ofJanuary,
1997.
ML BATCNTLOX Cktkof the Boardof
Supervisors and CountyAdministrator
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