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HomeMy WebLinkAbout022216 Del Mead DayPr o c t a m a t i o i i q3 e t g v 1 c a Da y I n wi t n e s s wh e r e o f I ha v e h e r e u n t o s e t my ha n d an d ca u s e d t h e se a l of th e - c i t y of Re n t o n to be af f i x e d th i s 22 n d da y of Fe b r u a r y , 20 1 6 . De n i s La w , M a y o r Ci t y o f Re n t o n , Wa s h i n g t o n De n i s La w C I T Y O F — R e n t o n 0 Ma y o r ’ s Of f i c e Wh e r e a . s , De l M e a d ha s b e e n v o l u n t e e r i n g M o n d a y m o r n i n g s a t th e Ci t y Ha l l In f o r m a t i o n De s k si n c e F e b r u a r y 24 , 20 0 0 , an d is c e l e b r a t i n g 16 ye a r s as a v o l u n t e e r fo r t h e Ci t y of Re n t o n on Fe b r u a r y 24 , 20 1 6 ; an d Wh e r e a s , De l ha s gi v e n a p p r o x i m a t e l y 3, 4 6 5 h o u r s of he r ti m e du r i n g t h e p a s t 16 ye a r s to g r e e t vi s i t o r s an d st a f f , ma k i n g e v e r y o n e fe e l at e a s e wi t h he r sp e c i a l br a n d of w a r m t h , s e n s e of hu m o r , an d pe r s o n a l i t y ; an d Wh e r e a s , De l c e l e b r a t e d h e r 93 r d bi r t h d a y on Ja n u a r y 29 , 20 1 6 ; an d , Wh e r e a s , De l pe r s o n i f i e s an d ex e m p l i f i e s “e m b r a c i n g a z e s t fo r li f e ; ” an d Wh e r e a s , De l , w i t h h e r la t e h u s b a n d Jo h n , m o v e d to th e Re n t o n a r e a in 19 5 5 w h e n Jo h n s e c u r e d w o r k a t th e Bo e i n g Co m p a n y ; an d Wh e r e a s , De l wa s a fo u n d i n g m e m b e r of th e Re n t o n Cl o t h e s Ba n k in 19 6 5 , an d ha s w o r k e d ti r e l e s s l y fo r th e or g a n i z a t i o n se r v i n g in v a r i o u s bo a r d po s i t i o n s , in c l u d i n g P r e s i d e n t , an d cu r r e n t l y ho l d s P r e s i d e n t Em e r i t u s s t a t u s wi t h th i s lo c a l or g a n i z a t i o n ; an d Wh e r e a s , De l jo i n e d So r o p t i m i s t In t e r n a t i o n a l of Re n t o n on J a n u a r y 1, 19 7 3 , an d ha s he l d ev e r y le a d e r s h i p po s i t i o n , in c l u d i n g P a r l i a m e n t a r i a n an d P r e s i d e n t w i t h i n t h e or g a n i z a t i o n , an d c u r r e n t l y ho l d s Li f e M e m b e r s t a t u s ; an d Wh e r e a s , De l se r v e d as Re n t o n ’ s ow n Ci t y Cl e r k fr o m O c t o b e r 1, .1 9 7 2 , to Ju n e 30 , 19 8 2 , du r i n g h e r 23 y e a r s of se r v i c e as a Ci t y of Re n t o n e m p l o y e e ; an d Wh e r e a s , we al l , ci t i z e n s , st a f f , an d Ci t y of f i c i a l s al i k e , th a n k De l fo r h e r de d i c a t i o n , gr a c i o u s n e s s , he l p f u l n e s s , ta l e n t , p r o f e s s i o n a l i s m , an d a m b a s s a d o r s h i p to a n d on be h a l f of th e Ci t y of Re n t o n ; 7V o w , th e r e f o r e , I, De n i s La w , Ma y o r of th e Ci t y of R e n t o n , do h e r e b y pr o c l a i m Fe b r u a r y 24 , 20 1 6 to be in th e Ci t y of Re n t o n , an d I e n c o u r a g e al l ci t i z e n s to jo i n m e in wi s h i n g De l a ve r y ha p p y b i r t h d a y an d th a n k i n g h e r fo r he r 16 y e a r s of d e d i c a t e d v o l u n t e e r se r v i c e . Re n t o n Ci t y Ha l l • 10 5 5 So u t h Gr a d y Wa y • Re n t o n , W a s h i n g t o n 98 0 5 7 • re n t o n w a . g o v