3765 - 57 Death of Amos Kauffman

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RESOLUTION NO. 3765 BY: Messrs. Fahrenbach, Fairgrieve, Gaydos, Oottermeyer, Ward, Chockley~ Quinn. A RESOLUTION relative to the death of Amos I. Kauffman, former Mayor of the City of Lakewood. WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of this Council that Mro Amos I. Kauffman, former assistant to the president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, former Lakewood Finance Director and former Mayor of Lakewood, has departed this life, and WHEREAS, In the year 1924, ~r. Kauffman was persuaded to ac- cept the position of Finance Director of the City of Lakewood, and in such position performed an excellent job of fiscal management, and WHEREAS, In 1932, following the death of his predecessor, Mayor Edward A. Wiegand, Mr. Kauffman succeeded to the position of Mayor, which position he held continuously for twenty-three years, and WHEREAS, During his more than thirty-one years of noteworthy service to the City of Lakewood, ~r. Kauffman has earned the esteem and respect of all who knew him, and WHEREAS, By virtue of his integrity, sincerity, friendliness of manner and keen adherence to the principles which he deemed to be in the best interests of the City of Lakewood, Mayor Kauffman has brought enduring fame and honor not only to himself but to his com- munity as well, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That as a mark of tribute to Mr. Amos I. Kauffman, and in token of the esteem in which his memory is held by the members of this Council, we express our deepest sympathy over his passing away, and that we adopt this resolution and cause a copy thereof to be spread upon the minutes of this meeting, and be it further RESOLVED, That the Clerk of Council transmit a duly authen- ticated copy of this resolution to the immediate family of Amos I. Kauffman. Adopted:February 4, 19~7 Approved:February 5, 1957 ..... Thomas C. Ward President H. A. Rees ¢1~-~-~ Frank P. Celeste Mayor