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In the Watter of solution No. 9 5/5 8 3
Decfaring Saturday, December 9, 1995, as
VOM D&aggio Day'in Contra Costa County to
Honor Tom DiWaggio for Outstanding and(Dedicated
Service as an Officer of the VnitedSteelworkers ofAmerica
U,Y&TaAS, Tom DiWaggio will be honored at a retirement celebration on Saturday, December 9,
1995, in recognition of over 35 years of dedicated service as Sub-District 3 Director of Vnited Steelworkers;
and
%Wt[rE �ow,AS, Tom was born in Tittsburg, California, on May 11, 1938, and was educated in the
Titts6urg school system;and
IVJ&WXAS, his work experience includes one year at Crown Zeller6ach in Antioch in 1956, as a
barber in lnitts6urg from 1957 to 1960, as a worker at Continental Can Company in Pittsburg in 1960, and as
a member of VnitedSteelworkers ofAmerica Loca15084;and
'GVJMMAS, beginning in 1960 and for the next nine years, Tom served the local union both as
Chairman of the Grievance Committee andas FinancialSecretary;and
IVJ&TEAS, on October 9, 1969, Tom was appointed to the staff of the united Steelworkers of
America by InternationalBresident I. W.AbeC-and
%-Y&W EAS, Tom held the positions of Su6-District 3 Director from 1979 to retirement, and
Assistant to District (Directors Guadiana and Lopez, District 39. 5fe served as Education Coordinator,
District 3, andCivilfthts Coordinator andSub-District 3 Legislative Coordinator.
U-Y&TaAS, he has been very active in both legisfative issues concerning workers and the
endorsement and the support of(Democratic candidates and in the su6-district which encompasses Northern
Cafiforn4 and
`GVl{ gUAS, Tom resides in Martinez with his wife Gayla. Ife has six children, a foster son, and nine
grandchildren;
NO'W, gER�EFOW, BE IT TF,SOLVED that the Board of Supervisors does here6y declare
Saturday, December 9, 1995, as Vom DMaggio Day'in Contra Costa County to honor Tom 00faggio for
over 35 years of dedicated service to the `united Steelworkers of America and for his marry years to service to
the community.
,PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board9Kem6ers present on this 5th day of December, 1995.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an Opfer entered onto the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date aforesaid
`Wftness my 91and and the Seaf of the
Board of Supervisors affixed on this
5th Day of 0ecem6er, 1995.
VaL BATCXELOP,Clerkof the
BoardofSupervuVi ndCounty
Administrator
Introduced 6y: r i
Deputy
Supervisor Tom Torfakson, District Five