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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 03182008 - AJ.1 AJ A THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adjournment March 19,2008 On this day the Board of Supervisors adjourned this meeting in honor of Joop (Joseph)Peter Van Overveen Dec. 3, 1916 - March 3, 2008 Resident of Lafayette Joop (Joseph)Peter Van Overveen, 91, of Lafayette,passed away peacefully at John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek, California, this past Monday; with family and close friends at his bedside. Joseph, commonly referred to as "Jop" or "Joppy" (pronounced Yop),was born in Amsterdam, Holland and as a child enjoyed sailing and developed a love for trains. He also lived in South Africa for a short time while his father was working in the Diamond Industry. His father appeared on an NBC Chet Huntley Newsreel in the 1950's regarding his cutting of the "Burton Diamond" worn by Elizabeth Taylor. The diamond was cut on a wheel designed by Joseph.e was instrumental in the City of Lafayette becoming incorporated. Jop regularly attended Lafayette City Council meetings -where he was known for his "lectern moments". He was an environmentalist long before it was fashionable - fore fronting the removal of a commercial helicopter landing pad that had impacted his quiet suburb in the 1960's. Jop was Director of the Lafayette Community Center from 1958- 1974, Chairman of the Board from 1960-1964, Lafayette City Recreation Commissioner from 1975-1982, active member in the Lafayette Historical Society, Lafayette Forward, the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, and LaFrantics. For his efforts Joseph was voted Lafayette Citizen of the Year in 1962. Jop obviously loved his city and he loved his country. He was a very active founding member of the Lamorinda Democratic Club. He was a member of the National/California Society of Professional Engineers since 1959, a Life Fellow of the American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Chair for the San Francisco Section of ASME from 1972-1973, an Executive Board Member for Region IX in ASME, on the ASME National Committee for Professional Ethics and Practice 1974-1979 and the ASME Rail Transportation Committee Chair in 1987. Jop was also a member of the Commonwealth Club of California since 1975, and member of the Railway & Locomotive Historical Society, Pacific Coast Chapter. Jop loved tinkering, inventing, fixing things, and enjoyed traveling with his wife. He spoke Dutch, German, French, and spoke English with a distinctive Dutch accent. 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October 17, 1982—March 8, 2008 THIS IS A MATTER FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY NO BOARD ACTION WAS TAKEN r : 4 t W y ., - .. . 0. 5 Z Q LL ce co . - � W � Q 7Fi ¢ J7 r { WLL, r9yf V. . .J W c/ LL V a .* OC 77Co � ce uj co ca , W � i rl E ' , - w, , tY #477 Printed in U.S.A. In Loving Memory of Do not stand at mygrave and weep. I am not there, I do not steep. Gabriel Guzman I am a thousand winds that blfow. Born I am the d amondglints of snow. October 17, 1982 I am the sunlight on ripenedgrain. Saft Lake City, utak I am the autumn'sgentfe rain. Entered into lest When you awaken in the Afghanistan 8, 2008 MMorning's hush, I am the swift upCfting rush VWtation Sunday, Larch 16, 2008 Of quiet Birds in circled fC�ht. 5:00 P.M - 8:00 P.M I am the soft stars that shine at night. Ouimet Bros. Concord FuneraLChapel Do not stand at mygrave and cry. F"unerafService I am not there — I did not die Monday, March 17, 2008 10:00 A.M Ouimet Bros. Concord FuneraLChapel Concord, California ARMY SGT. GARBRIEL GUZMAN Was killed in Afghanistan on Saturday, March 8th when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Sgt. Guzman was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg, NC. He grew up in Concord graduating from Concord High School in 2001. He awards include a Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. He will be remembered by members of his company as a dedicated and selfless soldier. Sgt. Guzman is survived by: his mother, Shelley Tucker, father, Reynaldo Guzman, two sisters, Heidi Guzman and Anni Watson and his 7 year old daughter Angela Haley Guzman. Concord GI killed in Afghanistan blast Page 1 of 2 :cora Concord GI killed in.Afghanistan blast Henry K. Lee, Chronicle Staff Writer Thursday, March 13, 2008 (08-12) 16:16 PDT CONCORD--Gabriel Guzman joined the Army five years ago because he loved his country and wanted to improve his life.The Concord resident and father of a 7-year-old girl found honor serving at a time of war,friends said. The 25-year-old sergeant had spent more than a year in Afghanistan when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle Saturday,killing him,the Defense Department said Wednesday. Guzman,a graduate of Concord High School,was a forward observer assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5o8th Parachute Infantry Regiment,82nd Airborne Division in Fort Bragg,N.C. He died north of Gholam Haydar Kala. "He was a strong person who always put others before himself," said a friend,Doreen Saima, 23. "He was kind-hearted and funny, a little sarcastic sometimes to the point where he came across as arrogant. But he was a good guy. He always told it like it was,and even if his friends were different, or didn't agree with him, he accepted it." Guzman joined the Army in July 2003 and was deployed to Afghanistan in February 2007. Members of his company said he was a dedicated and selfless soldier whose awards included the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. "On a mission this past year while conducting a mountain clearance operation, Sgt. Guzman willingly gave the platoon RTO(radio telephone operator)his last bit of water knowing that we still had more than 4 kilometers to move," ist Sgt. Derek Gondek said in a statement. "That is just the type of man that he was.His utmost concern was always his paratroopers." In his spare time, Guzman enjoyed karate,snowboarding and listening to Metallica, his favorite band. Guzman wrote on his MySpace profile, "I have forgotten what it is to have a normal life.I walk the path laid before me for now. Soon I will choose where that path leads. I have had some hard lessons in my life.After everything, I have learned more about myself and what I believe in." He noted that he has been called arrogant,stubborn and overconfident. "I enjoy conflict,and I hate to lose;; he wrote. "Sometimes people don't understand me or my intentions. I am myself as much http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/03/13BAURVIGOS.DTL&type=... 3/13/2008 Concord GI killed in Afghanistan blast Page 2 of 2 as I can be." Guzman is survived by his daughter,Angela,his parents,Reynaldo Guzman and Shelley Tucker, and his sister,Anni Watson. E-mail Henry K.Lee at Klee@sfchronicle.com. http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cg i?f=/c/a/2008/03/13/BAU RVIGOS,DTL This article appeared on page B-3 of the San Francisco Chronicle ho://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/03/13BAURVIGOS.DTL&type=... 3/13/2008 "Nakamura, Mary" To "(LCase@bos.cccounty.us)"<LCase@bos.cccounty.us> <mary.nakamura@ci.concord .ca.us> cc 03/14/2008 01:56 PM bcc Subject FW: News Release-Flags at half staff in memory of Sgt. Guzman In case Susan didn't receive the info... From: Asera, Leslye Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 1:47 PM To: Asera, Leslye Subject: News Release - Flags at half staff in memory of Sgt. Guzman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Flags at half staff in honor of Concord soldier CONCORD, CA - (March 14, 2008) The Concord flag will fly at half staff at city facilities on Monday, March 17, in memory of Army Sgt. Gabriel Guzman who lost his life March 8 in Afghanistan. Sgt. Guzman, 25, attended Oak Grove Middle School and Concord High School. He also attended classes at Diablo Valley College before enlisting in the Army. Sgt. Guzman was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. Services will be held at Ouimet Brothers Concord Funeral Chapel on Clayton Road in Concord. A viewing is scheduled for Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. with the funeral on Monday morning at 10 a.m. - 30 - Colleord CONTACT: Leslye Asera City of Concord Community Relations Manager (925) 671-3272, lasera(a).ci.concord.ca.us www.cityofcon cord.org 1950 Parkside Drive, MS 1A Concord, CA 94519 J}8 attad34a.ipg Fallen soldier called East Bay home - ContraCostaTimes.com Page 1 of 3 CONIT—MCDMTNES �� ®�,t1�� Guzman,who was so close with his sister that they �bt1 had a code language and nicknames that only they Bay home knew,died on Saturday.He was 25. He was supposed to come home in July,but the tour extensions added up. In all,he served 24 months in Concord man killed in Afghanistan joined Army Iraq and Afghanistan. seeking'good,adult path' Though his hometown is listed as Hornbrook, in By Tanya Rose Siskiyou County, he lived for 10 years—his adolescent and teenage years—in Concord. He STAFF WRITER went to Oak Grove Middle School and Concord High School,then he took classes at Diablo Valley College Article Launched:03/13/2008 04:00:10 AM PDT before joining the Army at 21 and shipping out to Iraq shortly thereafter. Related Links o Sign a guestbook for Gabe He has a 7-year-old daughter,Angela Haley Guzman,who lives in Concord with her mother. Watson said the girl,who has Down syndrome,was CONCORD—Anni Watson had been in labor for 21 the light of her brother's life and much of the hours when the officers showed up at her hospital reason he joined the Army. room door with news that her brother,Army Sgt. Gabriel Guzman,formerly of Concord,had died "He thought it would put him on a good,adult path, Saturday in Afghanistan. His Humvee had run over and that he could come back when it was all over an improvised explosive device. and take good care of her,"Watson said. The 27-year-old screamed at the officers.Then she "When he got back,we all—me,my husband,my kicked them out of her Sacramento hospital room, son and the baby—were going to move to Concord or Pleasant Hill with him,"said Watson,a Sacramento "I freaked,"said Watson. "I was crying and I said, resident and college student. 'How dare you?Don't say sorry to me when you don't know me.You kept him longer "It's where he called home." than you were supposed to. He's supposed to Guzman had planned to go back to school and be home by now."' study kinesiology.He had always been into health The officers had come to notify her mother,Shelley and fitness, she said. Tucker,who was in the hospital room,too.Watson In the minutes after learning of her brother's said they all cried—her husband,her mother and her. death,Watson tried to focus on her baby girl. She didn't want the sadness radiating from her into An hour later,Jordan Lucy Enelia Watson was born. her daughter.When she left the hospital,that's If she had been a boy,he would have been named when it started. Gabriel Christopher. Advertisement ContraOstaTnlar uj (800) 598-463T, CAM= -Now CON-N CO " C__, Subscribe today! today �,... . ,Y. . _.-. ,-,y w. 7.e�.w.t.�� i +�W°y�,�,n.a...Y!v✓%s.w:lV www.contracostatimes.com/Subscriberservices a Print Po red By ! r = LDynam'lcs � 0 t d- http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci 8557634?nclick check=l 3/13/2008 Fallen soldier called East Bay home - ContraCostaTimes.com Page 2 of 3 CONTRK(C]OSTATIMES "It's those little windows you get when playing with him. you're alone,"she said Thursday afternoon. "That's when the memories come pouring "He was a very inspirational,dignified person," back." Watson said."Some people said he was cocky, but I wouldn't say that—he never upset me or made Scab. It was the goofball nickname she gave her me mad. He was the type who would always take the brother when they were kids. She can't explain time to listen to you,even if he didn't agree." why, but that's what keeps slipping into her mind during those idle moments right before sleep He loved martial arts and gambling. He wasn't or when she's looking at herself in the a fan of R&B or rap--didn't know the bathroom mirror. difference between the two,he says on his MySpace page—but he loved Metallica. "He was goofy,"she said."We were goofy together. He was the one person who got me." "I have forgotten what it is to have a normal life,"he wrote on his MySpace page. He couldn't call home often, but he did keep in touch through e-mail and his MySpace page. "I walk the path laid before me for now. Soon 1 will choose where that path leads. I have had some hard Tucker,who lives in Mexico but has been in lessons in my life.After everything, I have learned California waiting for her grandchild's birth, more about myself and what I believe in. said the last communication she had with her son was via computer. "I have been called arrogant,stubborn,over- confident... "he continued. "I enjoy conflict,and "Don't trip,mom,"he wrote on her MySpace hate to lose. Sometimes people don't page, responding to her worry. He hadn't understand me or my intentions.I am myself as written,he explained, because he hadn't had much as I can be.Much is said in silence.More is the chance. Not because he was in danger. learned in defeat than victory." Tucker wrote him back on March 6,two days before Watson said she has felt his presence since he died. Saturday—even in that hospital room where all the screaming happened. Watson said the last time she talked to him on the phone, he said he no longer had to go out on She'd had a hard time conceiving a child. It patrol,which meant safer times.The last took years after the birth of her son to have another. communication she had was an e-mail on March 1, the day Jordan was due. "I have this weird feeling and I can't explain it, but 1 feel like he wants to make sure the baby's "Happy due date,"he wrote, content,"she said."I wouldn't call the timing a coincidence.That's too insignificant a word." Now,he crops up in the funniest places, she said. Her 8-year-old son mimics him—specifically the Though she got upset with the officers—both for "Eich!"karate noise Guzman often made when recruiting him in the first place and for telling her of Advertisement ContraOStagrimcnic (800) 598-4637 CCON�p,COSTATIM Subscribe today. yM° www.contracostatimes.com/Subscriberservices Print Powered By ,, J -r i -OYna,M1CS' http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci 8557634?nclick check=l 3/13/2008 Fallen soldier called East Bay home -ContraCostaTimes.com Page 3 of 3 CONTRAU"OSYNTIAES his death—she respects the Army and is proud of her brother. Tucker said she'd tried to talk him out of joining,but she's proud,too,of his accomplishments. "I think he'd want his life remembered as a statement of peace,"Tucker said. Guzman was based out of Fort Bragg, N.C.,and he was killed in Gholam Haydar Kala,Afghanistan. Reach Tanya Rose at 925-943-8345 or trose@bayareanewsgroup.com . funeral information VIEWING:5-8 p.m. Sunday at Ouimet Brothers Concord Funeral Chapel,4125 Clayton Road, Concord. FUNERAL: 10 a.m. Monday, also at Ouimet Brothers Funeral Home. Advertisement ContraCostaTimer- (800) 598-4637 .Com Q __ _-- -fRA�N,Ml' _ t _ CON �- Subscribe today . ..a -•"`'�a µ:rt: ..... www.con tracostatimes.com/subscriberservices Print Powered By http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci-8557634?nclick-check=l 3/13/2008 Former Concord man dies in Afghanistan - ContraCostaTimes.com Page 1 of 1 NMCOSTATMS @C.n9 0@0. caoBo�c� Former Concord man ld caa Funeral details are still being arranged. AfghanWan Guzman lived in Hornbrook, Calif. By Tanya Rose STAFF WRITER Article Launched:03/12/2008 10:09:22 AM PDT Related Links m Sign a guestbook for Gabe CONCORD--Army Sgt. Gabe Gunman,75, died in Afghanistan on Saturday morning when his humvee hit an improvised explosive device,or IED, said his mother, Shelley Tucker. He lived in Concord for 10 years, and went to Oak Grove Middle School, Concord High School and later, Diablo Valley College.Tucker said he joined the Army four years ago because he thought it would lead him to a career, and he would be better able to take care of his 7-year-old daughter,Angela. She lives in Concord with her mother. His sister, Anni,gave birth to a baby girl in Sacramento an hour after the family found out about Guzman's death. He was supposed to come home for good in February,but his tour was extended. "It's hard for me to imagine a world without him,"Tucker said. "He wasn't supposed to leave so early. He was supposed to come back and be close to his little girl." Guzman loved karate, his mother said,and had many friends. 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Gabe (Featured Guest Book) View/Sign Guest Book Post your condolences for Army Sgt. Gabe Guzman, 25, who died in Afghanistan on Saturday. Life Story .Guest Book• Flowers•Gift Shoo Guzman Gabriel _iew/slon Guest Book Gabriel Guzman Oct. 17, 1982 March 8, 2008 Resident of Concord GABRIEL GUZMAN, a fallen hero,was killed in Afghanistan March 8, 2008 when his vehicle hit an explosive device. Born Oct. 17, 1982 in Salt Lake City, UT. He grew up and went to school in Concord, CA and considered it his home. He enjoyed martial arts, working out, snowboarding, video games, and joking around with his friends. At the age of 21 he joined the Army as a way to develop himself and support his young daughter, Angela. With a passion for life, he put everything into all that he did. He was strong, both physically and mentally, with a great sense of personal integrity. He was deeply loved and respected by family and friends,and will be greatly missed. Gabe is survived by his mother, Shelley Tucker, father, Reynaldo Guzman, two sisters, Heidi Guzman and Anni Watson, and his daughter Angela Haley Guzman. A Visitation is scheduled for Sunday, March 16th, 2008 from 5:00-8:OOPM. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00AM, Monday, March 17th, at Ouimet Bros. Concord Funeral Chapel, 4125 Clayton Road, Concord, CA. Ouimet Bros. Chapel (925) 682- 4242 Published in the Contra Costa Times on 3/14/2008. Notice •Guest Book•Funeral home info•Flowers•Gift Shop Today's Contra Costa Times death notices Questions about death notices or Guest Books? Contact Le ac .com Powered by Legacy.Gom. obituaries nationwide 1 i Shop Local I Classifieds I Jobs I Cars I Homes vis:,a:nw «N ceas on«« About The Contra Costa Times Held Terms of Use&Privacy Statement Copyhoh I SiteMa About MediaNews Group I RSS Feeds AJ.1 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adjournment March 18,2008 On this day the Board of Supervisors adjourned this meeting in honor of Army Sgt. Gabe Guzman, 25, died in Afghanistan on Saturday morning when his humvee hit an improvised explosive device, or IED, said his mother, Shelley Tucker. He lived in Concord for 10 years, and went to Oak Grove Middle School, Concord High School and later, Diablo Valley College. Tucker said he joined the Army four years ago because he thought it would lead him to a career, and he would be better able to take care of his 7-year-old daughter, Angela. October 17, 1982—March 8, 2008 THIS IS A MATTER FOR RECORD PURPOSES ONLY NO BOARD ACTION WAS TAKEN