ADOPTED - OCTOBER 26, 1999

Agenda Item No. 9



Introduced by the:



INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS



RESOLUTION HONORING THE MEMORY OF GENE GOODMAN



RESOLUTION #99-265



WHEREAS, Gene Goodman, a veteran having served in the U.S. Navy, moved to Mason nearly 30 years ago; and



WHEREAS, Gene Goodman was an active member of the City of Mason's Planning Commission from 1975-1980, prior to being elected to the Mason City Council; and



WHEREAS, from 1984 to 1988, Gene Goodman held the office of Mayor of the City of Mason; and



WHEREAS, Gene Goodman was elected to serve as a member of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners from 1989 to 1992, representing County Commissioner District 3; and



WHEREAS, after leaving the Board of Commissioners, he returned to the City of Mason Planning Commission until his resignation during the summer of 1999; and



WHEREAS, Gene was also very active with the All Saints Lutheran Church in Mason, helping to find homes and jobs for more than 60 refugees from foreign countries; and



WHEREAS, Gene Goodman passed away on October 17, 1999, his legacy will live on with those whose lives he has touched.



THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby honors the memory of Gene Goodman for his years of dedicated service and commitment to the community and for his devotion to his family and the citizens of Ingham County.



Virgil Bernero Jean M. McDonald Alfreda Schmidt

John Czarnecki Thomas Minter Michael Severino

Mark Grebner Paul C. Pratt Anne Smiley

Wallace Juall Randy Schafer Mary Stid

Calvin Lynch