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RESOLUTION NO. 4697
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF TifE CITY OF PALO ALTO
EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR THE LONG AND FAITHFUL
SERVICE RENDERED TO THIS COMMUNITY BY JAMES G.
MAR!HALL
WHEREAS, in recognition of the recent death of JAMES G. MARSHALL, at the advanced
age of eighty-eigl'at, it is fitting that this Council record his long, faithful, and devoted service
to tllls community; and
WHEREAS, JAMES G. MARSHALL was for twelve years a member of the City Council,
during four years of which he served as Vice Mayor, and one year as Mayor of the City of
Palo Alto. He was chairman, as well as a member, of council committees, devoting time and
energy to many important governmental problems, particularly to the Hospital Committee during
the years 1956-1961 ; and
WHEREAS, JAMES G. MARSHALL, an attorney by profession, brought to every decision
a sense of fairness and legal wisdom acquired through many years of experience. The City of
Palo Alto, where he lived since I 931, and which he loved and served, claimed his interest and
support and his work for the community was not lessened by his retirement; and
WH.EREAS, the fruit of his labors remains for the enrichment of this community;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as follows:
That the Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby gratefully records its appreciation as well
as the appreciation of the citizens of this community for the long and faithful service of JAMES
G. MARSHALL and directs the Ci:Y Cleric to transmit a copy of this resolution to Mr. Marshall's
daughter. Mrs. YiJxinja Ford, and her family. ---_ _ .
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: .January 2Z, 1973
AYES: Beahrs, Berwald, Clark:i Comstock, Henderson, Norton, Pearson,
Rosenbaum, Seman
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATI'EST:
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