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EJC:adg 2/23/78 RESOLUTION NO. 78-24 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA COMMENDING MR. EDWARD F. COLBURN FOR HIS COMMUNITY SERVICE. WHEREAS, Edward F. Colburn joined the staff of the American National Red Cross in January of 1943 to work with Service to the Armed Forces; and WHEREAS, from 1943 to 1950 he served at many military installa- tions in the Western United States, including Camp Stoneman and the San Francisco Bay area as well as with a joint Army/Navy maneuver from the West Coast to Hawaii and back; and WHEREAS, from 1950 to 1951 he served with the Second Infantry Division in Korea; and WHEREAS, from 1952 to 1960 he served with Western Area Office in San Francisco, Montana and Los Angeles as a field representative and as Western Area Assistant Director of Service to Military Installations; and WHEREAS, from 1960 to 1966 he served as manager of the San Bernardino Red Cross Chapter; and WHEREAS, from 1966 to the present he has served as manager of the Orange County Red Cross Chapter, guiding the merger of several independent chapters to a str0r~countywide organization serving all residents; and WHEREAS, throughout a long and successful career, he has exemplified the attributes of humanitarianism, concern for his fellow man and an abiding interest in the improvement of the quality of life for all; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA: That Edward F. Colburn, on the occasion of his retire- ment on March 31, 1978, is to be lauded and extolled for his splendid quality of dedicated community service for 35 years in the Red Cross service, provid- ing an exemplary standard for others to emulate. The City of Santa Ana is proud and grateful to have had Edward F. Colburn as a community leader, Red Cross Manager, and dedicated citizen. ADOPTED, this 28th day of February, 1978, by the following vote: AYES, COUNCILMEN: Garthe, Brandt, Bricken, 0rtiz, Yamamoto, Evans, Ward ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: ~YOR CLERK OF THE COUNCIL APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY AT..T-gRN.~YZ~ ~.