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7& Board f'S'Wrv&ors
of Contra Cosa County
In the dotter of 4tsolutwn No. 97/46
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$VJIET<M, congratulations andcitations are in orderfor EdwardGewandows4 Porn king his
Ctfe;and
on the evening of Wednesday,January 22, 1997 Last Contra Costa County endured
signifuant rainfall causing V*r Creek to spiff onto 2fitghway 4,and
UVM&,as he was traveCrng home eastbound on 9fighway 4, EdwardLewandows an
.Antioch resident andSan Francisco County Sheriff,passedunder the overpass at Loveridge ftadin Tittsburg,
and
as soon as he traveled under the overpass he noticedfrom his rearview mirror, water
nsing rapidly behind him making the roadway impossible for those following him to pass,and
9Ir. Lewandowski immediately stopped his vehicle and provided assistance 6y shoving
two vehicles out of the water, as wellas rescuing six people from their vehicles in water which was 6y now
neckdeep,and
WI r , a catastrophe was avoided because of his sk ilful andquick,response to danger,
putting the safety of others before his own personal safety and loss of personal property; and
UNIRM, this courageous action in averting what could have been a tragic loss to family,
friends and community was an act of heroism which deserves special recognition Fry the Contra Posta(Board of
Supervisors;
NW, MUTOM M ITWOLI&O that the(BoardofSupervisors of the County of
Contra Costa, Cagfor nu; does hereby honor and recognise EdwardLewandowski for his act of courage and
heroism.
MO 6y unanimous vote of the Boardafem6ers present on this 4th day of Fe6ruary, 199 7.
I hem6y certify that the foregoing u a true an unmet ropy of a resolution entemd on tfu minutes of the(Boardof
Supem son on the date afomsaid
%*neu cry fiandand the Seat of the ftardof
Supm4vrs OWon this 4th day of Mmary,
1997.
ML 4MMUCR,Cfe kof the 0oard of
Supm*ors andCoumt,.Adrnirdrtmtor
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Su or Joe Canciamilla
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