ADOPTED - FEBRUARY 9, 1999

Agenda Item No. 3

Introduced by Commissioners Pratt, Stid and Juall of the

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION HONORING SIGFRIED JOHNSON

RESOLUTION #99-22

WHEREAS, Sigfried Johnson is the oldest surviving retired Ingham County Sheriff's Deputy; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson was sworn in as a Deputy Sheriff in December of 1942 and later began serving as the Undersheriff for Sheriff McDonald; and

WHEREAS, Undersheriff Johnson retired from the Sheriff's Office at the end of Sheriff McDonald's term in December of 1949; and

WHEREAS, Sigfried Johnson then became a partner in a Chrysler/Plymouth dealership in Lansing until his retirement in 1961; and

WHEREAS, Sigfried Johnson's parents immigrated to the United States from Sweden in the late 1800's and were among the first European's to settle in the Shelbyville area of Allegan County, Michigan; and

WHEREAS, Sigfried Johnson will be celebrating his 100^th birthday on February 14, 1999.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby honors Sigfried Johnson on the event of his 100^th birthday and extends their sincere appreciation for his service to the County of Ingham and its citizens.

Paul C. Pratt Mary R. Stid Wallace Juall