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RESOLUTION 64-154 COMMENDING ROBERT WEBSTER <br />FOR WINNING THE GOLD MEDAL FOR PLATFORM DIVING <br />IN TOKYO IN 1964 <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, ROBERT "BOB" WEBSTER of Santa Ana, California, has <br />proven himself to be a superb athlete by long years of continuous <br />practice to win the Platform Diving event in R~e,Italy, in the <br />1960 Olympics; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, he was again on our team in the 1964 Olympics in <br />Tokyo, Japan, but there had the misfortune to be in sixth place <br />before the final event; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, under tremendous emotional pressure that must have <br />existed as he entered this event, he performed three nearly perfect <br />dives to win the first place Gold Medal with 148.58 points, crowding <br />his closest contender in second place with 147.54 points. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That we highly com, mend this <br />young Santa Aha athlete and call attention to the citizens of his <br />city, Santa Aha, California, that one of our own came from behind <br />to win first place again this year in Platform Diving, again proving <br />beyond doubt that the only failure one needs to be ashamed of is the <br />failure to try; and he not only did try, but tried superbly and won. <br /> <br /> PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa <br />Aha at its regular meeting held on the 19th day of October, 1964. <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />CLERK OF THE COUNCIL <br /> <br />STATE OF CALIFORNIA) <br />COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA ) <br /> <br /> I, DORIS M. BROWN, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of <br />the Council of the City of Santa Aha; that the foregoing Resolution <br />was regularly introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held <br />on the 19th day of October, 1964, and was at said meeting regularly <br />passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: <br /> <br />AYES, <br /> <br />COUNCILMEN: Hubbard, Gilmore, Schlueter, Hall <br /> <br />NOES, COUNCILMEN: None <br /> <br />ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: Harvey <br /> <br />CLERK OF THE ~OUNCIL <br /> <br /> <br />