HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011999 - 1999-096 RESOLUTION IN HONOR OF RESOLUTION NO. 99/96
JOE DIMAGGIO, AN AMERICAN ICON
WHEREAS, JOE DIMAGGIO will always be remembered as one of America's oldest friends and a
Martinez "home town hero." Born in Martinez on November 2 5, 1914, Joe never forgot Martinez
after moving to San Francisco.
WHEREAS,JOE DIMAGGIO was known to most Americans as the dashing "Yankee Clipper",but
neighbors and relatives in Martinez knew DiMaggio as the quiet son of a Sicilian fisherman; and
WHEREAS,JOE DIMAGGIO'S 56-game hitting streak, his nine World Series victories and other Hall
of Fame statistics are familiar to any fan of America's pastime; it was his personification of grace,
class and dignity that will be remembered for generations to come. Since DiMaggio's retirement
from baseball in 1951, he has been celebrated in literature and song; and
WHEREAS,JOE DIMAGGGIO, nicknamed "Joltin' Joe", chose to keep his charitable work quiet. He
never wanted the press to follow him during his visits to the Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital where
he would thrill young patients by visiting their bedside at least once a month.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County hereby
recognizes and honors JOE DIMAGGIO who will forever be remembered throughout the country as a
baseball hero and who will forever hold a special place in our hearts as a Martinez native.
PASSED by a unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors members present this 16th day of March ,
1999.
INTRODUCED BY:
AYLE B. John Gioia
istrict B S sor District I Supervisor
DO ER MARK DESAULNIER
Distric upervisor District N Supervisor
C:IA11'IILLA, Chir .
tract V Supervisor
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order
entered into the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date
aforesaid.
Phil Batchelor,County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors. �JJ
By /E.'
Dep Clerk