HomeMy WebLinkAbout78-48 - Memorializing Famed Aviator Frank G. Tallman IIIRESOLUTION NO. 78-48
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, MEMORIALIZING FAMED AVI-
ATOR, FRANK GIFFORD TALLMAN III.
WHEREAS, on April 15, 1978, as famed aviator, Frank G. Tallman
III, was returning from a movie location scouting trip in the area of
Oakland, California, and proceeding to Santa Monica, California, and
onward to Phoenix, Arizona, treacherous weather conditions caused his
Piper Aztec plane to crash into a rugged shoulder of Santiago Peak in
the Santa Ana Mountains of Orange County; and
WHEREAS, Frank G. Tallman's contributions to the advancement of
the aviation industry were too numerous to list as he became familiar
with all phases of aviation and faced danger as a matter of course
during his long career as a charter pilot, crop duster, test pilot for
the government and private industry, and stunt pilot for movies and
television; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Tallman's untimely death has left a void in the
aviation community and his loss will be felt by all those whose lives
he touched;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Costa Mesa that the name and memory of Frank Gifford Tallman III be
memorialized by this Resolution which will be made a perpetual record in
the archives of the City of Costa Mesa; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the sympathy of the elected officials
and staff of the City of Costa Mesa go forth to Mr. Tallman's wife Ruth,
and to his family, and to his associates of Tallmantz Aviation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a duly executed copy of this Resolution
be transmitted to the family of Frank Tallman and that it be entered
into the permanent records of the City of Costa Mesa.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of April, 1978
Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Cos Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and
foregoing Resolution No. 78-48 was duly and regularly passed and adopted
by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 17th
day of April, 1978.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this 18th day of April, 1978.
Cit Clerk and ex -officio Clerk the
City Council of the City of Cos Mesa