HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution 65-485 Declaration of Jackie Robinson Day 2016-06-16RESOLUTION NO. 65 -485
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TEMPLE CITY PROC U.IMING JUNE 16, 1965 AS
JACKIE ROBINSON DAY.
WHEREAS, Jackie Robinson, is one of Los Angeles County's
most distinguished citizens and sports personalities, having won
national acclaim as an outstanding player with the Brooklyn Dodger
Baseball Club of the National League; and
WHEREAS, Jackie Robinson further distinguished himself
as the first Negro to participate in organized professional base-
ball and by his recent nomination and election to the Baseball
Hall of Fame; and
WHEREAS, Jackie Robinson had previously been aL out-
standing athlete at the University of California at Los Angeles
and at Pasadena City College; ar.d
WHERE °.S, throughout his athletic and scholastic career
and his subsequent business career, he has demonstrated the
highest qualities of leadership and citizenship; and
WHEREAS, a new county park in Littlerock, California,
has been named in his honor and will be dedicated or Jute 16,
1965;
MOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
of the City of Temple City, California does hereby proclaim
June 16, 1965 as Jackie Robinson Day in recognitio, of this out-
standing citizen and the new recreation facility that will bear
his name.
ATTEST:
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City t4er'k
Adopted and approved this 1st day of June, l96F.
Mayor of the City of
Temple City, California
1 hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was
duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Temple City at
a regular meeting held on the 1st day of June, 1965, by the
following vote of the Council:
AYES: Councilmen- Dlckason, Merritt, Tyrell, Harker
NOES: Councilmen -None
ABSENT: Councilman - Nunamaker
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City Clerk of the City of
Temple City, California
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