HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-007 CCRMember Mark Yelich introduced the following resolution
and moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 2009-07
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING LEONE WADSWORTH HOWE AS A
BROOKLYN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 2008 HALL OF FAME AWARD
WINNER
WHEREAS, Leone Wadsworth Howe has been elected to the Brooklyn Historical
Society Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS, she has spent a lifetime contributing her many talents to her
community; and
WHEREAS, her thousands of hours of work as a board member, volunteer,
author/historian, and artist have been crucial to the preservation of the history of the city and the
community; and
WHEREAS, her work as a leader and role model served many during the trying
times of the 1950s and 1960s; and
WHEREAS, her life and passion has been represented by her extensive service to
her church and to the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, that Leone Wadsworth Howe, our 2008 Brooklyn Center Hall of
Fame Award winner, be and hereby is commended for her outstanding volunteer contribution to
others and our community.
Januarv 12. 2009
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
Mayor
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member
Kay Lasman
and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Tim Willson, Kay Lasman, Tim Roche, Dan Ryan, and Mark Yelich;
and the following voted against the same: none ;
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
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