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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 3 7 5 7- 0 7
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
<br />INDIANA, PUBLICLY COMMENDING, HONORING AND REMEMBERING FOREVER
<br />OUR FRIEND, COLLEAGUE AND EXEMPLARY PUBLIC SERVANT, ROLAND KELLY,
<br />3RD DISTRICT COUNCIL MEMBER OF THE SOUTH BEND COMMON COUNCIL
<br />°~~, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, recently bid farewell to its trusted
<br />friend, colleague, mentor, story-teller and "Dean of the Council", Roland Kelly, who was in his 16`~ year of
<br />faithfully serving the residents and businesses of the 3`d Councilmanic District, along with Roland's family
<br />members and many, many friends and business associates; and
<br />°~~, the South Bend Common Council flourished under Roland's leadership when he guided the
<br />Council as its President in 1996, 1997 and 2002 as he skillfully and gracefully promoted innovative concepts,
<br />programs and initiatives which always had the best interests of South Bend at heart; and
<br />°~,~, Roland's ready smile and his steadfast love of family, service to the South Bend community and
<br />his indelible Fighting Irish spirit, inspired so many others to commit themselves to the highest levels of
<br />integrity, respect and service, so that the South Bend and Notre Dame communities would be enriched; and
<br />°1~,~, Roland Kelly epitomized the very best of a generation who selflessly served our country in the
<br />armed forces during World War II; who, after graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 1950 made
<br />South Bend his home, where he would raise his family with his fun-loving wife, Joyce; where he was regularly
<br />invited into countless homes for more than twenty-one (21) years as a news anchor and News Director at WSBT
<br />and brilliantly reported the news based on his fact-finding interviews with Presidents of the United States,
<br />University Presidents, Governors, Senators, Congressmen, and especially the every day person; and
<br />°~~, words cannot captured the amount of love, respect, and admiration which we have for Roland
<br />Kelly and his entire family-Laurie & Rick, Randy & Jory, Jason & Kara; Rick, Katie, Pat, Breanna, Maeve,
<br />Jayne, Eavan and Max; who we know through Roland's many stories about family events and the family
<br />pictures which he proudly shared of their special times together in South Bend, in Minnesota; in Illinois; and
<br />especially those special times involving his beloved Notre Dame, which made him forever young in spirit.
<br />v1r~ c-T,E~~ ~ ~t; by the Common Council of South Bend, Indiana, as follows:
<br />Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common Council
<br />hereby publicly commends, honors and will remember forever, the life, dedicated service and countless
<br />contributions of ROLAND KELLY, an exemplary public servant, who epitomized the very best of service to
<br />our community, which was only surpassed by his unwavering love and dedication to his family, friends, City of
<br />South Bend and the University of Notre Dame du Lac.
<br />Section II. The South Bend Common Council hereby designates the week of August 27, 2007, when the
<br />University of Notre Dame hosts the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at ND's I sc home football game of the 2007
<br />season as "ROLAND KELLY REMEMBRANCE WEEK", as a true & fitting reflection of the kind & gentle
<br />spirit of this very special person which lives on in South Bend & Notre Dame, and the many persons he touched.
<br />Section III . This Resolu
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<br />Al "Budd" K' its, ouncil Member At Large
<br />Timothy A. R e, Council Member At Large
<br />Karen L. White, Council Member At Large
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<br />Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney
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<br />Stephen J. L e e, Mayor of South Bend
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