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RESOLUTION
NO. 2781 -99
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana,_
August 23, 10 99
Clerk
Attest: ez�C� President of Common Council.
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend, Indiana
st 24, 19 99,
City Clerk
Approved and signed by me August 24, --I9 99 _
Mayor
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A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA, COMMENDING AND THANKING EUGENIA S. SCHWARTZ FOR HER
COUNTLESS CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY.
"IlQlbtrt89, since the early 1970's, the City of South Bend, Indiana, has benefited from the
many contributions made to our community by Eugenia S. Schwartz; and
'Wbtrtgg, from 1973 to 1974, Eugenia S. Schwartz served as Board President and a
charter member of the Park Avenue Neighborhood Association, Inc., and has been a diligent
Democratic Precinct Committee person since 1980; and
"Q1 bet98g, over the years Eugenia's dedication to volunteering her time and talent has been
reflected in her serving as an active Board Member at First Unitarian Church, the United Religious
Community of St. Joseph County, the South Bend Heritage Foundation, the St. Joseph County
Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee, REAL Services of St. Joseph County, Inc., The Center
for the Homeless, Inc., the Mayor's Advisory Committee on Casino Gambling, the St. Joseph
County Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee, and the Governance Task Force on the Healthy
Communities Initiative; and
'Il bertSS, the Common Council proudly recalls that Eugenia S. Schwartz served as an
Assistant City Attorney in the Legal Department from 1980 to 1985, and was named by Mayor
Roger O. Parent as the first woman City Attorney for the City of South Bend, Indiana on March
31, 1986; and
V btrt$0, since 1997, Eugenia S. Schwartz has served on the South Bend
Redevelopment Commission, and since that appointment has continually gone that extra mile by
attending countless Community and Economic Development Committee meetings of the South
Bend Common Council where she gave timely updates, critical insights and learned counsel on
many new developments for the betterment of our City.
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Section I On behalf of the citizens of the City of South Bend, Indiana, the Common
Council hereby publicly and proudly thanks and commends Eugenia S. Schwartz for her
countless contributions to our community as a volunteer, dedicated public servant, concerned
citizen, and a very special person who many of us have been privileged to call friend.
Section II. Our City is indeed a better place because of the dedication of Eugenia S.
Schwartz and her many contributions in serving our community.
Section III. The Common Council wishes Eugenia and her husband, Maurice,
continued success, happiness, and challenges as they move to Greensboro, North Carolina. We
hope that their many travels in the years ahead will bring them back to South Bend often, because
they will always be welcomed here with that special warmth and kindness, which they both
epitomize, and which we will all miss....
Section IV, This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption
by the Common Council and approval by the Mayor.
James Aranowski, First District
Charlotte Pfeifer, Second District
Roland Kelly, Third District
Karl King, Fourth District
Andrew Ujdak, Sixth District
Sean Coleman, At Large
John Hosinski, At Large
Rod Sniadecki, At Large
David A. Varner, Fifth District
%(Mot: _____ Stephen J. Luecke, Mayor
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