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RESOLUTION NO. 7745 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA COMMENDING <br />MAJOR AND MRS. TOM CISAR. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, on June 18, 1951, Tom Cisar was commissioned <br />a probationary Lieutenant and appointed to assist the Salvation <br />Army Officer in Spokane, Washington; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, in 1952 Tom Cisar was assigned to be in <br />charge of the Salvation Army's work in Havre, Montana; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, in 1954 Tom Cisar married Salvation Army <br />Lieutenant Doreen Goldthwaite; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Tom and Doreen Cisar were appointed as a <br />team for the Salvation Army in Helena, Montana; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Tom and Doreen Cisar served the Salvation <br />Army in Vancouver, Washington; Bremerton, Washington; Glendale, <br />California; and Santa Ana, California; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Tom and Doreen Cisar have served Santa Ana <br />since 1966; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, on October 4, 1970, the Santa Ana Salvation <br />Army Headquarters moved from its 1923 facility to the 26,000 <br />square foot community center located on West Edinger Street in <br />Santa Ana; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, under the faithful leadership of Major and <br />Mrs. Tom Cisar the Santa Ana Salvation Army Corps boasts one of <br />the most progressive Corps programs in the nation; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Santa Aha Corps Senior Soldiership <br />Program has grown from 135 to 255 and the Junior program now <br />boasts 64 soldiers all under the guidance and faithful leader- <br />ship of Major and Mrs. Tom Cisar; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Santa Ana Salvation Army Soldiers are <br />first among all other Corps in thirteen western states in its <br />giving to the support of the Army's work in Santa Ana and the <br />Army's 82 countries and colonies; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Major and Mrs. Tom Cisar started in Santa <br />Ana with a Corps staff of 5 and today boasts a Corps staff of <br />13 and a youth center serving 800 boys and girls, and an admin- <br />istrative office which handles problems and physical needs for <br />over 300,000 people each year; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, since Major and Mrs. Cisar arrived in <br />Santa Ana over 1.7 million dollars has been invested in capital <br />improvements in order that the Army might properly take care of <br />those in need; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, after 11 years of faithful service in Santa <br />Ana, Major and Mrs. Tom Cisar will now serve as Divisional Secretary <br />in the Salvation Army's Cascade Division with headquarters in <br />Portland, Oregon. <br /> <br /> <br />