HomeMy WebLinkAbout67-54 - Cawthon, Gordon L. - Commendation for Saving LifeRESOLUTIO14 N0. 67-54
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA
COtM1ENDING GORDON L. CAWTHON OF THE COSTA MESA PARK DEPARTMENT
FOR SAVING THE LIFE OF JOSEPH TARRA BY THE PROMPT APPLICATION
OF FIRST-AID TRAINING.
WHEREAS, Gordon L. Cawthon of the Costa Mesa Park Department was passing
a garage on Garden Grove Boulevard on April 12, 1967, while off duty, and
observed Joseph Terra alone and unconscious after being struck by a flying
tire rim; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Cawthon without hesitation parked his truck, jumped a
fence, and went to the aid of Mr. Terra, who had suffered a severe head wound;
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Cawthon promptly applied his first-aid training, checking
the flow of blood from the arterial wound and holding the injured man under
control until an ambulance arrived; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Terra has recovered after hospitalization, and Mr. Cawthon
is credited with saving his life by his prompt and efficient action; and
WHEREAS, this City Council deems it both fitting and proper that such
unselfish action be publicly and formally recognized;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa that Gordon L. Cawthon be, and he is hereby formally commended for his
prompt and unhesitating application of first-aid training in saving the life
of Joseph Terra; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa is
hereby directed to enter this Resolution in the permanent records of the City
and transmit a certified copy thereof to Mr. Cawthon.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of May, 1967.
Mayor of the City osta Mesa
ATTEST:
City Cl rk of the City of Costa Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS.
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, C. K. PRIEST, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa and ex -officio
Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the
above and foregoing Resolution No. 67-54 was duly and regularly passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting
held on the 1st day of May, 1967.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal
of the City of Costa Mesa, this 2nd day of May, 1967.
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City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa