HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01012004 - 2004-100 In the Matter of Honoring Al''Turner )
For his Contributions to Contra Costa County ) RESOLUTION NO. 20041100
WWEREAS,Al Turner,a child of Lucius and Effie Turner of Buena Vista, Georgia, moved to Pleasant Hill
in 199.5 from Cazadero, California and-
W WREAS, AI Turner, graduated from Marion County High School in Buena Vista, Georgia. In his
younger days AI Turner worked as a farmer in rural Georgia. He later served in the U.S. Army in Germany
and.Korea and;
WMFRLAS, Al Turner, in the mid 1960's was appointed to the position of manager of Credit Card
Processing for MasterCard, in San Francisco. He later went on to accept the position of Computer Data
Manager for First Western Bank. In the early 1980's he was hired as a Computer Systems Manager at Bank of
America. During this period, AI Turner faced major health issues and left data processing to open an Art
Gallery in Oakland, California. At this time he became a community activist, helping AIDs patients and their
families at Fairmont Hospital in Alameda County and;
RWEREAS,Al Turner, after settling in Contra Costa County, became a supporter of the Meats on Wheels
Program and is currently Co-President of the "Friends of Meals on Wheels" a volunteer organization. He also
delivers Meals on Wheels to frail, homebound seniors on a weekly basis. .Al Turner is a volunteer for the
Friendly Visitor Program and usually visits two clients a week. The visits include assisting his clients with little
household projects, taking the clients shopping, out to breakfast, to the doctor or just chatting and,
HWExtFAS,Al Turner, in his spare time, provides free graphic services to the Meals on Wheels Program and
assists in their fisnd-raising activities.
NOW, THEREFORF, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors extends to Al Turner special
recognition for his outstanding and unselfish service for the betterment of the people in Contra Costa County, by
declaring his birthday, March 9*as Alva,Lee Turner Day with our best wishes.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board of Supervisors members present on this 9th day of March 2004.
.FEDERAL D. GLOVER
Chair
r District,.'W-6rupervisor
/�4GAYLE MILLIiE GREENBERG
District 11 Supervisor District III Supervisor
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a
resolution entered on the minutes of said Board of Supervisors on the
aforesaid date.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of Supervisors affixed this 911
day of March 2004.
Jt7f3N SWEETEN, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors.
By
Deputy Clerk
Introdduced by Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier
(Supervisor John Gioia absent)