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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of the }
Passing of Warren G. RESOLUTION NUMBER 70/187
Buchanan. }
WHEREAS Warren G . Buchanan passed away on Larch 28 , 1970; and
WHEREAS Mr. Buchanan , a native of Pittsburg,, California ,
served as a member of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
for the decade between 1950 and 1960 and during that tenure served
as Board Chairman in 1959; and
WHEREAS Mr. Buchanan succeeded his father William. J . Buchanan,
a member and chairman of the Board of Supervisors for nearly half a
century and like his father rendered outstanding service as a county
government official and
WHEREAS Mr. Buchanan , despite the time consuming requirements
of his official position of Supervisor, found time to actively
participate in community affairs and assist as a member and officer
of a large number of civic and service organizations in further
advancing the general welfare of the people ; and
WHEREAS the loss of 'Mr. Buchanan will be keenly felt by all
who knew him personally and by countless other persons who benefited
from his effortsas a local government offi'»cial and a community
leader
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, CALIFORNIA ' RESOLVED that it expresses deep
regret upon the passing of Warren G. Buchanan; extends to his wife
Ruth and the other members of his family its deepest sympathy,
hopes that their grief may be assuaged by the knowledge that he
always carried forward' in the fine' Buchanan tradition , and adjourns
this official meeting in his memory.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 31st day of March , 1970 by the
fallowing vote:
AYES: Supervisors J. P. Kenny, A. M. Dias,
J . E. Moriarty, E . A . Linscheid ,
T. J . Coll .
NOES: None .
ABSENT : None .
RESOLUTION NUMBER 70/187