HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 03231993 - 93-141 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
IN THE MATTER OF RESOLUTION NO. 93/141
Honoring Harry A. Geyser, M.D. on His
Induction Into the Liberty Union High
School District Athletic Hall of Fame
WHEREAS,induction ceremonies into the 1993 Liberty Union High School Athletic Hall of Fame will
be held on March 27,1993,to honor special members of the community who have made valuable contributions
to the Liberty High School athletic program and Harry A. Geyser, M.D., has been selected to receive this
prestigious honor;
WHEREAS,Dr.Harry Geyser and his lovely wife Violet came to Brentwood in 1940 and in 1941 began
serving as the team physician;
WHEREAS,in 1942,when World War II began,Dr.Geyser volunteered for service in the U.S.Army
Medical Corps and was commissioned as Captain. He left the service and returned to Brentwood in 1946 to
continue his practice. He was officially appointed by Superintendent E. G.Nash of the Liberty Union High
School District as athletic physican. Dr. Geyser has loyally served Liberty High School for 29 years until his
retirement in 1970. During these years as the team physician, Dr.Geyser was not just a doctor on call, but a
loyal fan as well. He missed only one home football game in all 29 years of service;
WHEREAS, Dr. Geyser was born April 10, 1903, in Austin, Minnesota. He spent his early years in
Russia,Poland and Germany. He attended the College of the City of New York and received his AB degree
in Liberal Arts from the University of Michigan. In 1934,he received his Medical Degree from the University
of St Andrews in Scotland;
WHEREAS,Dr. Geyser has been honored for his many years of outstanding service to youth by such
organizations as the Lions Club and the Brentwood Union School PTA. In 1971, the Liberty Union High
School District honored him for his loyal and dedicated service to the high school. In 1973, the Brentwood
Chamber of Commerce selected him Citizen of the Year.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors hereby honors Dr.Harry A.
Geyser for his dedicated service to the young people of Liberty High School as team physcian and as a generous
and caring adult. The Board respectfully acknowledges his induction into the LUHSD Athletic Hall of Fame.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board members present on this 23rd day of March, 1993.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered into the minutes of said Board of Supervisors
of the date aforesaid.
Witness my Hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this 23rd
Day of March,1993.
PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board
of Sup ors an I unty rpistrator
By: II
Deputy
Introduced by:
SUPERVISOR TOM TORLAKSON,District Five
Chair of the Board of Supervisors
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