07-71Suspension — 1/24/07
Presented
Council File # 07-71
Green 5heet # 3036419
RESOLUTfON
SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
1 WHEREAS, Harry Gaston devoted his life to the children and families on the West Side; and
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WIIEREAS, Harry Gaston served his country honorabiy in the European theater during World War II; and
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5 WI IEREAS, Hany Gaston gave more than fifry (50) yeazs of service as coach, mentor, advisor, and friend
6 to the children, youth, and families of Neighborhood House; and
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8 WHEREAS, Harry served actively on the Neighborhood House Board of Directors for nine (9) yeazs, and,
9 since 1990, as an honorary Board Member; and
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WHEREAS, Hazry devoted thousands of hours of volunteer time and mentored hundreds of West Side
youth at Neighborhood House, El Rio Vista Recreation Center, W est Side Boosters, West Side Baseball
League, and the Lucky 13 Club, starting in 1937, becoming known as the coach who built confidence in
hundreds of West Side kids and showed them the path to success—both on and off the field; and
16 WHEREAS, Harry is the only living person the City of Saint Paul has ever honored by naming a public
17 building addition in his honor in 1995, adding the Hany Gaston Youth Center to Concord Tenace; and
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19 WHEREAS, Hany's lasting legacy continues to be honored in the Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for
20 Community Building; and
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22 WHEREAS, many of the civic leaders on the West Side today learned their civic engagement from him
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25 WHEREAS, Hany Gaston passed away on January 21, 2007, will be buried at Fort Snelling National
26 Cemetery, and will be mourned as"a beloved icon of a grateful community;"
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28 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council proclaims Wednesday,
29 January 24, 2007 to be HARRY GASTONDAY.
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Document CoMact: Barbara Benson
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Proclaiming January 24, 2007 Aarry Gaston Day in the City of Saint Paul.
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