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Report Title: CBOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY POSTHUMOUS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF MR. WILLIE J. MIMS
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Adopt ceremonial resolution recognizing the contributions of Mr. Willie J. Mims.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
See resolution.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
None.
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
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IN THE MATTER OF
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
POSTHUMOUS RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF
MR. WILLIE J. MIMS
WHEREAS, Willie J. Mims was born to Edward and Lillie Mims on November 30, 1944, in Donaldsonville, Louisiana, and has been a resident of California since he was one year old; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Mims grew up in West Pittsburg, now known as Bay Point, California, where he attended and graduated from Pacifica High School in 1963. He married his wife, Darlene, in July of 1967; and
WHEREAS, from 1971 to 1987, Mr. Mims worked as a Food Service Worker with the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Martinez, California, while pursuing higher education. He graduated from Diablo Valley College in 1972 with an Associate Arts Degree, transferred to San Francisco State University, and earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1974 and a Master of Arts Degree in English & Creative Writing in 1978. He also attained a California Community College Instructor Credential and a California Secondary Education Teaching Credential in English in 1978; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Mims was employed for over 25 years with the Vallejo City Unified School District, where he served as Teacher/Teacher-in-Charge at John Finney High School, formerly Peoples High School, retiring from teaching and the work-world in 2009; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Mims was a former mentor of S.I.M.B.A (Safe In My Brother's Arms), a program focused on supporting boys aged 8 to 16 i...
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