HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 02131996 - 96-53 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Honoring )
McMillan's Pharmacy for ) Resolution No. 96/53
its Outstanding Contributions )
to the Richmond Community )
WHERLEAS, Jim McMillan, first established McMillan Pharmacy in Richmond, California
in 1962 and continued the business until its closure in December 1995, after 28 years
of service to the community; and
WHEREAS, in its 28 years of operation, McMillan's Pharmacy provided a much needed
service to the Richmond neighborhood it resided in, whose residents were
predominately low-income and elderly; and
WHEREAS, through it's proprietor, Jim McMillan, a long time Richmond resident and a
former Richmond City Council member, this pharmacy was not only a business, but a
friendly gathering place to the many who patronized it; and
WHEREAS, Jim McMillan often visited his patrons who were hospitalized and provided
rides to many of his elderly customers in need; and
WHEREAS, through it's longevity of business in the community, McMillan's Pharmacy
had expertise on the needs of its customers; and
WBEREAS, the closure of McMillan's Pharmacy is a great loss not only to its customers,
but to the entire Richmond community; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa
County does honor, recognize and commend the 28 years of service which McMillan's
Pharmacy and its proprietor, Jim McMillan provided for an under served neighborhood
in the Community of Richmond.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on February 13, 1996, by a unanimous vote of the Board
members present
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Mark De Saulnier Tom Torlakson
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on the Minutes of said
Board of Supervisors on the aforesaid date.
Witness by hand and the seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed this thirteenth day of
February, 1996.
PHIL BATCNIEPR, Clerk of the Board of
Sup ervi rsd�County Administrator
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Deputy Clerk