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RESOLUTION NO.
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<br /> BY:Brown, Chinnock, Gallagher,
<br />Gazzana, Geor§e, Graham, Wendling
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<br /> A RESOLUTION
<br />service.
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<br />to commend Bessie L. Major for her public
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<br /> WHEREAS,
<br />nine children,
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<br /> on November 11, 1917 Bessie L. Major, the third of
<br />was born to Willie and Sylvia West in Mansfield, Texas,
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<br /> WHEREAS, she was valedictorian of her high school class,
<br />awarded a scholarship to Weatherford Junior College and received a
<br />Bachelor of Science degree in 1940 from Texas Wesleyan College, and
<br />went on to earn severa! teaching certificates in the states of Texas,
<br />New Jersey and Ohio, devoting 30 years to teaching the mentally
<br />handicapped, and
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<br /> WHEREAS, Bessie L. Major began her public service career by
<br />joining the Women's Army Corps during World War II and she lost her
<br />first husband Arthur Rowe, father of son Wi] liam, in the Normandy
<br />invasion just months after their marriage, and
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<br /> WHEREAS, on July 11, 1947 Bessie L. Major married Joseph Major,
<br />Jr. and they were the parents of two boys, Richard and Ronald, and a
<br />daughter Joanna Dennis, and
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<br /> WHEREAS, as a volunteer at the Office on Aging for ten years
<br />Bessie L. Major served on various committees, among them Nutrition,
<br />Program, Activities, lntergenerational, Meal Evaluator, National
<br />Council of Senior Citizens, Senior Advisory and Community Development
<br />Citizens Advisory Committee, Gold Star member of the National Council
<br />of Senior Citizens, and was recognized as a conscientious, effective
<br />and dedicated member who so freely and willingly contributed her time,
<br />talents and efforts for senior citizens, and
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<br /> WHEREAS, Bessie L. Major continued to express her love for
<br />children after her retirement from teaching by tutoring children in the
<br />Read to Me Program at Grant, Roosevelt and Madison schools; now,
<br />therefore,
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<br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO:
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<br /> Section 1. That this Council and the Mayor extends to the
<br />family of Bessie L. Major its appreciation and that of all of the
<br />citizens of this community for their mother's public service as a
<br />member of our community and her outstanding contribution to the
<br />significant accomplishments of our Office on Aging.
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<br /> Section 2. That the Clerk of Council be, and she is hereby
<br />authorized and directed to forward a certified copy of this Resolution
<br />to the family of Bessie L. Major, and that a copy of this Resolution be
<br />spread upon the minutes of this meeting.
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