HomeMy WebLinkAboutHonoring The Rich Life & Legacy of the late Dr. Roland W. Chamblee, SrRESOLUTION
4061-10
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana
October 25,
Attest:
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City Clerk
President of Common Council
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
October 26, 20 10
Approved and signed by me October 2 6 , 2010
City Clerk
Resolution No. ~+061 -10
A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA,
HONORING AND PUBLICLY RECOGNIZING THE RICH LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE LATE
DR. ROLAND W. CHAMBLEE, SR.
G'l~'~i,~ the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, notes that on the 23`d day of
November, 1922, Roland Wesley Chamblee was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Ruth Edna Johnson
Chamblee and Robert Wesley Chamblee; and
~~a the Council recognizes that Chamblee family later moved to Chicago, Illinois, and after
Roland W. Chamblee graduated from high school, he enlisted in the United States Army in 1942; was
injured while disarming landmines in Normandy, France during World War II, and was awarded the
Purple Heart in light of the injuries he sustained; and
G'l~' upon returning to the United States, he completed his studies at Tennessee State
University where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1949, and then entered Meharry Medical College
where he earned his medical degree in 1953, the same year he moved his family to South Bend; and
G'ly'~ while studying for his medical degree, he married Dorothy Jones in 1948, a nursing
student at Meharry Medical College and during the course of their marriage they became the parents of
six (6) children; with Dr. and Mrs. Chamblee and their two youngest children moving to Uganda, East
Africa where he cared for hundreds of people suffering from malaria, tetanus and snake bites; and
G}y~~ upon returning to South Bend, Dr. Chamblee became involved in countless professional,
religious and civic organizations; helped co-found the Chapin Street Clinic; and retired on November 30,
2009 from serving as the St. Joseph County Health Officer.
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follows:
Section I. On behalf of all of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common
Council hereby publicly commends, honors, commemorates and celebrates the rich life and legacy of the
late DR. ROLAND W. CHAMBLEE, SR. for his many contributions made to the South Bend
Community; and especially for the many individuals he touched and inspired as a dedicated civic rights
activist, tireless community leader, and caring doctor who served the many health care needs of the South
Bend community; whose photograph is proudly displayed in the South Bend Civil Rights Heritage Center
as a small token of our city's gratitude.
Section II. The South Bend Common Council THANKS the entire Chamblee Family for the
countless hours which Dr. Chamblee spent working and volunteering his time in our community; and
truly believes that the City of South Bend is a better place because of his special talents and gentle spirit
which we will long remember. /~~
ection III. This Resolution shall be in full force and
ri~ royal by~ie Mayor.
Henry Da~vi~$r., 2
Thomas LaFountain, 3`° District
Ann Puzzello, 4`' ~ gistrict
Dr. David A. Varner, 5" District
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Al " ddy"(I~irsits, At Large
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Karen L. White, At ge
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Kathleen Cekanski-Farrand, Council Attorney
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Jo Vo rde, City Clerk Step e . Luecke, Mayor