HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012001 - 2001-77 P 3
The Board of Supervisors
of Contra Costa County
In the Matter of Resolution No, 2001/77
HONORING AND RECOGNIZING
JAMAL BRYANT FOR HIS INTREGRITY
WHEREAS, a robbery of a Wells Fargo bank in Pittsburg took place and hundreds of
dollars were stolen; and
WHEREAS, the perpetrators subsequently disposed of the stolen money in a vinyl bag
next to the home of fourteen year old Jamal Bryant; and
WHEREAS, Jamal Bryant found the money and immediately brought it to his mother,
Frenchnette Bryant; and
WHEREAS, Frenchnette and Jamal, an eighth grade student at Central Junior High in
Pittsburg, turned the money over to the Pittsburg Police Department; and
WHEREAS, the money could possibly provide clues as to the identity of the robbers;
and
WHEREAS, Jamal's actions are an excellent example for people of all ages and
backgrounds; and
WHEREAS,Jamal's actions were based upon teachings learned from his mother, school
and church; and
WHEREAS,Jamal has indicted his great faith in God; and
WHEREAS,his mother, Frenchnette,has imbedded in Jamal a strong sense of right and
wrong.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Contra Costa, California, does hereby commend and honors Jamal Bryant for his honesty and
integrity and for setting a strong and positive example for his peers and all people. We also
commend Frenchnette Bryant for providing Jamal with very positive and moral leadership.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on this 27`" day of February,
2001.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed on this 27th day of February,
2001.
PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
By:
Introduced by: leputy
Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V