Proclamation

   

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

PROCLAMATION DESIGNATING DECEMBER 14, 2009 AS

NENE DELLA MAGGIORA DAY

IN CELEBRATION OF HIS 99TH BIRTHDAY

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WHEREAS, NENE was born Gaetano Della Maggiora in Petaluma, California on December 14, 1910 to Italian immigrants Emelio and Giovanna Della Maggiora; and

   
 

WHEREAS, NENE attended the momentous openings of the Carquinez Bridge (1927), Bay Bridge (1936), and Golden Gate Bridge (1937), and attended the 1939 World’s Fair in San Francisco; and

   
 

WHEREAS, NENE started working in 1935 at the Mare Island Shipyards in Vallejo as a Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic and retired from the position in October 1969; having now been retired longer than he has ever worked, he celebrated the 40th Anniversary of his retirement in October 2009; and

   
 

WHEREAS, NENE married Helen Bernard on July 1, 1939 and they shared 66 wonderful years of marriage; Nene is father to John, Isabelle and Louise; grandfather to Dave, Vince, Paul, Jeff, Gina and Suzie; and the great-grandfather to Max, Adam, Mackinsey, and Zachary; and

   
 

WHEREAS, NENE has lived since 1980 in the San Bruno home built by his father, Emelio, in 1904, and has enjoyed his retirement as a steadfast fan of the San Francisco 49ers, sticking with the 49ers through the team’s ups and downs;

   
 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, hereby designates December 14, 2009 as NENE DELLA MAGGIORA DAY in recognition of his milestone 99th Birthday and his lifetime of tremendous achievement. The Board extends its best wishes to NENE DELLA MAGGIORA and his family for a joyous celebration.

 

Dated: December 14, 2009

 
 

SUPERVISORS:

 
   

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Mark Church, President

     
   

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Carole Groom

     
   

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Richard S. Gordon

     
   

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Rose Jacobs Gibson

     
   

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Adrienne J. Tissier

     
     

Attest:

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Deputy Clerk of the Board of Supervisors