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IN THE MATTER OF CELEBRATING RESOLUTION NO. 2007/169
THE LIFE AND CONTRIBUTIONS
OF LOVIE LEE MCINTOSH
Whereas, Lovie McIntosh had a long history working for the betterment of people, neighborhoods,
and communities in Contra Costa County, and
Whereas, Lovie was born in Woodson, Arkansas in 1919 and moved to Richmond, California in
1943 with her beloved husband Jewell;and
Whereas, Lovie and Jewell opened the Central Variety Store in North Richmond, later starting a
family landscaping and janitorial business, Instant Service Company, which was awarded one
of BART's first landscaping contracts;=arid .
Whereas, Lovie McIntosh returned to school,, receiving her Bachelor:..
of Science degree from
Hayward State University and;-her Master's`'in Psychology,from'John F. Kennedy University
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when she was 60 years; and
Whereas, Lovie McIntosh .,co-founded the nonprofit People";Pledged. for Community Progress
(PPCF), where she..was the Executive Director. She also served as a Community Component
Coordinator for the California Center Satellite Project at California-Hayward State University,
and :workedas the Community Research" Liaison and Project Staff Supervisor for the
University of,California's Richmond Community Development-=Research Project.=She was a
consultant in the Teacher Orientation Program for the.Richmond Uiufied"School�,;District
and aft;Invitational.Lecturer at University California Berkeley's School of Social Wo and.
Whereas,,Lovie McIntosh:was.a=long time community,activist, an—'a':fosterparent to many troubled
youth, and
Whereas;Lovie wasa lifetime member of the,Parent Teachers' Association and the'NAACP and the
recipient of rriany:awards,'including the.San Francisco Examiner's "The Most Distinguished
Robe t Cainpbells Francisco
Wo man of the Foundation"
ar, City and Co ns�emoblthMSanb Franc sc o a B
Lee and
Board of
Supervisor's Commendation, and the Guardians of Jus"'ce Disfinguishecl CitizenAward; and
Whereas, Lovie McIntosh,:wha passed away on March 20,,,'2007 will truly be missed=by'her devoted
children, grandchildren, anI'lld great=grandchildren, and warmly remembered for:her committed
and inspirational"work on behalf of the::people: of Gontra Costa ,.County and the San
Francisco Bay Area,
NOW THEREFORE 'BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board>;of Supervisors of Contra Costa
County honors the dedicated life of Lovie'Mc ' osh who has left in body but not in spirit
and declares March 28, 2007 as"L;o 'e.Mcln„ sh,I ay7 in'Contra Costa.County.
N. PIEPHO
Chair
District III Supervisor
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/ ABSENT
JOHN GIOIA GAYLE B. UILKEMA
District I Supervisor District II Supervisor
SUSAN A. BONILLA -_ 5D z FFbERALD. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor * - istrict V Supervisor
n � "� ,• I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken
aaa� 11�+ •" and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date
shown:
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OD �� Xf'I'ESI'ED: APRIL 3,2007
sTA
co
., JOHN CULLEN, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County
Administrator
By E:::�T l� .Deputy
Introduced iy Stpen)isorGioia, District