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14. PRESENTATIONS (Cont'd) The Honorable Jerry J. Miller: Chuck and I have had quite a 4ew tatkz be4ote, and I tegtetted the opportunity that he had jot I knew that I was going to pubabty su64et mote than anyone else in the community, but, Chuck, az I said to you, I Jett that there is no way that you can hoed someone back that has Aso much totem- -and the City -us going to muss you, Chuck. We are very happy that you wiU remain in the community. I have thus Ptoeeamation that has been ptepated Jot you. I wilt not tread .it, as I assume someone etze w,i t take that tespons,ibitity, but I did want to say that it wiU be very di44ieutt to 4.ind good quat ty people to senve in govetv►ment, to sehve in the way as you have in the past two yecutz. I have met no Jinetc peeuon than Chuck Lennon. He " very zenzitive, very honest, his ,integAity is above question, and I have always Jett that anything that I have ev etc given to Chuck Lennon to do has been done- -and I think his necotd has proven that. So we ate very honored and pteased, Chuck, that you have been with ups. I don't know, but pethaps some- day we can have you back with ups- -once the ptogtam ,cis oveA-- pethao in anotheh capacity. I woutd tike to say, Chuck--you have seen and you have given this jot me to other people - -but I think atom every one o4 the City emptoyee/s and 44om every citizen o4 the City of South Bend that this wiU be in temembtanee o4 ups 4tom the City o6 South Bend. Mr. Charles F. Lennon, Jr.: Thank you, Mayo &! The Honorable Jerry J. Miller: Atong with the key to the City, I am pte6enting you with a tie ceasp. (Fntittes him to pack itee in the City, Jot 30 an hour.) . Charles F. Lennon, Jr.: Thank you, very much. A,s I mentioned, and I do want to open up the gi4t atom the ,staij, but you get to this point where you &eatey feet that the most impoAtant thing we have in this ti4e is the thing caned "othetnesP" and you have all shown this otherness to me, and I do sinceAe2y thank you 4ttom the bottom of my heatt and my jamiey's- -4o& being in this community - -4o& it .ins a great community to tiv e ,in, grow, and to raise a 4amit y, - 25 -