HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 06/02/2015 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING JUNE 13, 2015 AS FRANK R. RPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Frank R. Ramirez, a successful, local entrepreneur, has dedicated his entire
life to Scouting; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ramirez received his Eagle Scout award in 1971, is a recipient of
Scouting’s Silver Beaver Award in 2012, Silver Antelope Award in 2009, and has earned his
Wood Badge Beads, the highest level of adult Scout leader training available; and
WHEREAS, he is a member of the National Executive Council of the Boy Scouts of
America where he chairs the Program Impact Committee, is a member of the Western Region
Advisory Council and is a past Council President and current Officer of the Longs Peak Council
Board of Directors; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ramirez is a James E. West and Second Century member and is a
frequent keynote speaker at fundraising and leadership events for Scouting; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ramirez and his wife, Karen, served as the host couple of the 2012
Report to the Nation Delegation and are the parents of two Eagle Scouts, Rick and Ryan; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ramirez has recently been selected by the Boy Scouts of America
National Eagle Scout Association to receive the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, which was
established to acknowledge Eagle Scouts who have received extraordinary national-level
recognition, fame or eminence within their field and have a strong voluntary service to their
community; and
WHEREAS, Fort Collins is honored to have Frank R. Ramirez as a member of our
community.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
declare June 13, 2015 as
FRANK R. RAMIREZ DAY
in recognition of Mr. Ramirez’s accomplishments in life and his service to Scouting.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 2nd day of June, A.D. 2015.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk