HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05081990 - 1.19 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter - of Congratulating )
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dixon Strickland ) 90/278
On the Occasion of Their )
Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary )
WHEREAS R. D. and Edna Strickland pledged their eternal
love and affection for each other when they married in 1940; and
WHEREAS R. D. and Edna Strickland set out from Oklahoma
with their family to visions of a bright and prosperous future
in California in 1942; and
WHEREAS R. D. Strickland found a job at the Shell refinery
in Martinez , where he worked for 37 years, where his organizational
and managerial skills were recognized when he was promoted to
Quad Foreman; and
WHEREAS Edna Strickland worked, as well, in the housekeeping
department of the County Hospital; and
WHEREAS R. D. and Edna Strickland raised their 3 children,
Lois, Robert and Linda, in Martinez , nurturing and educating them
into productive citizens; and
WHEREAS R. D. Strickland built a first home for the family
with his own hands; and
WHEREAS R. D. Strickland continued to construct homes and
apartment buildings during his time off with the idea of assuring
his family' s economic security and prosperity; and
WHEREAS R. D. and Edna Strickland epitomize the deepest
American values of thrift, perseverence, hard work and love of
family, church and community.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Contra Costa, California, hereby CONGRATULATES
R. D. and Edna Strickland on fifty years of devoted marriage,
COMMENDS R. D. and Edna Strickland for many years of diligent
hard work on the jobs, with their children and for their church
and community; and EXTENDS to R. D. and Edna Strickland its best
wishes for golden years of happiness together.
PASSED and ADOPTED this eighth day of May, 1990, by
unanimous vote of the Board members present.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution entered in the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the seal of
the Board of Supervisors affixed
this eighth day of May, 1990.
By ° Deputy Clerk
Introduced by:
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Supervise Nancy C. Fanden
District II