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17 A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE APPRECIATION OF THIS COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH FOR JOSEPH E. PARKER, SR.; DESIGNATING THE GY_WLNASIUM PORTION OF THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED RECREATION FACILITY IN THE MOUNT HE~ON REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AS THE JOSEPH E. PARKER, SR. GYMNASIUM. WHEREAS, Joseph E. Parker, Sr. has devoted enumerable hours of time and effort to promote the development of improved conditions for the citizens of the City of Portsmouth, and, specifically, the Mount Hermon Community; and W~E~EAS~ Joseph E. Parker, Sr. has lent his considerable talents to the tasks to be performed by many boards and co~missions of the City of Portsmouth; and WHEREAS~ Joseph E. Parker, Sr. has traveled extensively throughout the country to promote the City of Portsmouth and ~the.~iount Hermon Co~unity; and W~EREAS, Joseph E. Parker, Sr. has-given many hours of his time ~o counseling of families and individuals in connection with ~ae Mount ~e~mon Redevelopment Project; and ~qT~REAS, Joseph E. Parker, Sr., his wife Alice and seven children have all demonstrated an Unselfish co~/~unity spirit in devoting their efforts for the benefit of their neighbors in the come, unity. NO?~ THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth that the appreciation of this Council and the citizens of the City of Portsmouth for Joseph E. Parker, Sr. be hereby expressed this 29th day of January, 1981, by designat- ing the gymnasium portion of the newly constructed recreation facility in the Mount Hermon Redevelopment Project as the Joseph E. Parker, Sr. Gymnasium. BE IT FURTHER RESOL\~D that the City Clerk be, and she hereby is, instructed to forward a copy of this resolution to Joseph E. Parker, Sr. and his family and to cause a suitable plaque evidencing this designation u be placed in this facility. Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held February 10, 1981. Teste: City Clerk