HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06102003 - C.95 The Board of Supervisors of
Contra. Mosta County, California
In the Matter of RESOLUTION NO. 2003590
HONORING REVEREND PHILLIP C.LA'WSON UPON HIS RETIREMENT
WHEREAS,Rev.Phillip(Phil)C.Lawson celebrates 50 years of service as a Methodist minister;
and
WHEREAS,Rev.Phil Lawson has served for 11 years as pastor of the Easter Hill United
Methodist Church in Richmond; and
WHEREAS,Rev.Phil Lawson has served on numerous boards and community organizations
including the Community Bank of the East Bay,the East Bay Community Development
Corporation,the Hercules Branch of the NAACP,Laster Hill Health Ministries, the Northern
California Inter-Religious Conference,and the National Council for Churches in Northern
California; and
WHEREAS,Rev.Phil Lawson served two years as a Martin Luther King Fellow in Black Church
studies in Nigeria,Ghana,and Atlanta,Georgia; and
WHEREAS,Rev.Phil Lawson played a major role in developing the City of Richmond's—Vision
2000 Plan,the West County Aids Task Force,and the Hercules Branch of NAACP; and
WHEREAS,Rev.Phil Lawson has,for more then a half-century,been a passionate advocate for
the poor,disadvantaged,and disenfranchised,;and
WHEREAS,Rev,Phil Lawson has encouraged citizen understanding and involvement in issues
related to civil rights and economic justice;and
WHEREAS,Rev.Phil Lawson is skilled at building partnerships between diverse interests,
including community organizations,government agencies,church groups,and private sector
businesses; and
WHEREAS,Rev.Phi Lawson is devoted to the non-violent teachings of Dr.Martin Luther King
and Mahatma Gandhi; and
WHEREAS,Rev.Phil Lawson is recognized as a dedicated and sincere representative of West
County to many civic and community organizations,and was invited to the White House by
President Bill Clinton for the signing of the Community Development Financial Institutions and
Bank Law;and
WHEREAS,the citizens of Contra Costa County have benefited tremendously from Rev.Phil
Lawson's deep commitment to community betterment;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
hereby recognizes and honors Rev.Phil Lawson upon his retirement from,..Easter Hill United
Methodist Church.
PASSED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT ON
THIS I r DAY OF JUNE 2003.
JOHII GI IA GAYL . UILKEMA
District I Supervisor District II Supe or
MARK DESAULNIER, Chair FEDERAL Ur GLOVER
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District IV Supervisor District"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.
,john Sweeten 'aunty Administrator and Clerk of the Board of
supervisors,
Deputy Clerk