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IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
Cm[ m Oo6TA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORM
In the Matter of Congratulating )
Brother Dennis Goodman, FSC ) RESOLUTION NO. 84/264
Moraga Citizen of the Year, 1984 )
SAS Brother Dennis Goodman, FSC, has been selected Moraga's, sixth
Citizen of the Year; and
MUZEAS Brother Dennis graduated frcm St. Mary's College in 1935 with
honors, double majoring in philosophy and history, and returned to serve St.
Mary's College in 1953 as head librarian, a post he held until 1979; and
WfflffMS Brother Dennis determined to preserve the records, artifacts
and custcros of Alta California's inhabitants, and became a founding member of
the Moraga Historical Society, collected, catalogued and analyzed documents and
historical memorabilia from the people and events of the Rancho Laguna de los
Palos Colorados; and
NEREA.S Brother Dennis took particular interest in the settlement and
division of land in the Moraga area beginning with Don Jose'Joaquin Moraga's trek
fran Mexico which culminated in his receipt of a Spanish land grant through the
Moraga Campany's purchase of the grant to the eventual residential development
by the Utah Construction Company and recent builders; and
SEAS Brother ,Dennis revived the civilized custcros of the past
Californios such as ranerias, caminatas and fiestas so that today we feel the
slow beat of life in Moraga's Latin past; and -
VIAS Brother Dennis microfilmed records of the Moraga rancheros'
pleadings for their land in front of U.S. Government tribunals, recording the
passage frau the gentle Spanish and Mexican way of deeding and record-ing land
grants to the brusque and difficult process imposed by the new government; and
WMMMS Brother Dennis remembered the people who have made Moraga's
history by doing geneological studies of the Moraga family, bringing Don Jose
Moraga's exploits to the attention of all and by collecting and retelling tales
of life in early Moraga; and
SAS Brother Dennis embarked on a project with the Moraga Archives
Committee to make important Moraga papers easily accessible to the public in the
Archives Roan of the Moraga Public Library; and
WHEFMS Brother Dennis conserved the outward signs of our Creator's
gift of free will as manifested in our human objects, documents and deeds; and
SAS Brother Dennis shared his time, talents, scholarship and
first-rate mind in preserving Moraga's historical heritage, guided by the
Christian Brothers' credo "Live Jesus in our hearts forever" and sustained by a
deep and examined faith in God; and
NOW BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Contra Costa, California, hereby CONGRATULATES Brother Dennis Goodman,
FSC, upon his selection as Moraga Citizen of the Year and OCNNENIDS his dedica-
tion to making our collective past illumine our present.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board EXTENDS to Brother Dennis
Goodman, FSC, its best wishes for much further historical research and enjoyment
as Moraga's eminent historian and EXPRE&MS its appreciation for his countless
hours spent in saving Moraga's history and traditions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on May 8, 1984 by unanimous vote of the Board mem-
bers present.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a
resolution entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date afore-
said.
Witness my hand and the seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this
8th day of May, 1984.
J. R. OLSSON, CLERK 00 076
CC: Supervisor Fanden By; &MADeputy
County Administrator