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IN THE MATTER OF DECLARING RESOLUTION NO, 2005 1344
JUNE Up 200S AS "DR. JOSE RIZAL DAY"
IN CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
WHEREAS,DR.JOSE RIZAL is a national treasure of the Philippines and the Filipino-Americans; and
his enduring legacy of social reforms thr�► n�►n vone+ _ ora mat of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and
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Mahatma Gandhi in theq uest for frem ` Y
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WHEREAS DR.JOSE 1�►IZ ►L ;ds bort,remarkable life of ears,vsidered the best eye
surgeon in Asia and he j�bo.as + ntist, entomologist, inventor,poet,n�aveist � ' ghgt, artist,
. his country, and
musician, linguist mastering 3 �; u : es and most of all a patnotc m v ,h S-7-
AL's
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�"VHEREAS DR.rOEAL's rolific liter work spoke? the truth and beee t �t + ence of men
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and women who fagl fob freedom from 300 years of colonial rule and b%+fidh pad t e ippines
independence; aWo
WHEREAS DR.JOSE RIZAL's teac hings,are as relevant today as they Frere d j s e
WHEREAS D ;68 ER-I AL.is a never-ending source of inspiration to freedo "off, and the
celebration of his lite,revives a sense of pride among Filipino-Americans of West County;
NOW THEREFORE 13E IT RESOLVED that the Board.of Supervisors of Centra Costa-Cqun.y hereby
declare June L 200 as.
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PASSED b vote of the Board of S', rvisors members present this 7th day f�t�ie,2005
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INTRODUCED BY:
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JOHN GIOIA Y N. PIEPHO
District I Supervisor District III Supervisor
MARK DESAULNIER FEDERAL D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
/GAYLE13. KEMA, CHAIR
District II Supervisor
i hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an Order
* s * entered into the minutes of the Board of supervisors on the date
• aforesaid.
John Sweeten,County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of
0 " Supervisors.
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Deputy Cler
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