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<br />by the
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<br />a clQs~
<br />Wi 11 ia~
<br />the Ci~
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<br /> March 26, 1991
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<br /> At ~ regular meeting of the City Council.heLd o~.T0esday,
<br />March ~6~ 1991, there were present:
<br /> M~y~r~ ~oria :Q, :Web~bi:Vice:May~or E, ~G.~ .C~o~r~e~Jr , John~
<br /> M~ Clemons; John H. Epperson;- James C. 'Hawks, L~e ~. King&' L.
<br /> ~u~se Lucas, V. Wayne Orton, u~ty Manager, Stuart E. Katz,
<br />
<br /> S~eVen Claud, 7th grade Stude-nt at William E. ~W~tefs Jr. H~igh
<br />School[opened the meeting with a prayer..-~EtiSha G~dr~i.h, 8th
<br />grade St6dent at William E. Water~ Jr. High School, ~ed the Pledge
<br />of'~A~a~ee to %he Fla~,..:~Juan Dunn, a scrip-ri ~t~..I~C Norcom
<br /> lgh SChool, sang uod Bless the USA~
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<br /> ~Y~r Wobb wolc°med all in attendances, ~. I/
<br /> c~ M ~ on of.Mr, ~pperso5 aR~~ s~onded by
<br /> f~ zhe ml~u~tes~ _ . . .
<br />of a Cat,ed Meeting of March 11,~ 199:1, the,minutes o~ a Called
<br />Meetln~ of March 12[ 1991, and the minutes of a Regul~ar Meeting of
<br />March ~2~ 1991, to De approved as received, and was ~do)ted by
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<br /> 91-102 Motion of Mr. Hawks and seconded by Mrs,. Lucas, the
<br />follow~.n~ resolution was adOpted on first and final ~ea~ing, and
<br /> f~llowing vote:
<br />
<br /> [ERE~, on the ~5%h~da~ of February, 1991, dear )fought ~to
<br /> [.~ne~wery young .and<actives.life of J~na[than ~e ~ew
<br /> [s~ a Corporal in the United States Army and~a ~ident of
<br /> of PortSmouth; and
<br />
<br /> W~ ]~EAS, Jonathan Matthew Williams served the ci of the
<br />City o~ Portsmouth and this Nation with determinatiou ]edication
<br />and dlstlnct~on as a ~orporal with the 262nd Quarter~
<br />Bat~t~q6'in-Operation Deser%~Skor. m; and- ~ ~
<br />
<br />~EAS~ he gave unselfishly of his~y~outn,- t.re courage
<br />and ultimately of his life in the interest> of de ocr
<br />freedo~ for the citizens of this City as WelI ~s ~h~ zion; and
<br />
<br /> ~ ~ REAS; ~the stature he attained in'the communit his
<br />exempl~ ~ life and many achievements w'as we.ll recogni
<br />his liJ .ime by his family, friends, employers and ass°6iates;, and
<br /> W~'.~EAS, his ;ife can be characterized by certai
<br />quotes ~ich include "I was a goOd soldier," and "fo~
<br />person, he was polished"; and
<br /> [ ~'W}[EREAS,~ the. co~unit=~ .has suffered, a gre~t.toss, i~ the very
<br />premat~ ~passmng of ~orporal Jonathan Matthew Wi~l~is~s~and joins
<br />with h~s~ family' friends, and associates in mourning hi~ death.
<br /> [ T~[EREFORE,~ BE ~I.T~RESOLVED~by'the Council~of the ~y of
<br />~orts~(~u~h,.V~rglnla; that the sympathy o~f this body, acting for
<br />the ci~ iz~ns of this ~it~ be~ and her~by~is.eXtended.. ~t ~he family
<br />f the l~te Corporal Jonathan Matthew Wllllams~
<br />
<br />.~. B~I~T [F~RTHER~RESOLVED~cthat~this-res~o~lutio~: b~ ~ead upon
<br />the, mfiu~es of the Cou~cii, a~d ~ha% a Copy ~e~eof~ 'be ~resented
<br />to nis= f:am~ty ~n recognition of his service and respected stature
<br />
<br /> A~es. Clemons, Corprew, Epperson, HaWks, '~ing, ~ c.~s, Webb
<br /> N~y~ : None ~ ~ : -
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