- Date: 2 March 1954
- Written at: Merced, California
- Stationery: Typed resolution
- From: Board of Supervisors, Merced County
- To: Mrs. Ruby Sharmer
- Condition: Complete — 1 page
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RESOLUTION
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Joseph Sharmer, a former member of the Board of Supervisors of Merced County, California, departed this life on the 27th day of February, 1954; and
WHEREAS, to the bereaved wife of this loyal high public spirited citizen we extend heartfelt sympathy at his passing; and
BE IT RESOLVED, that we of this community have lost a friend whose memory will always dwell with us; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution be spread upon the minutes of this Board, and that a copy thereof be sent to the wife of the deceased.
The foregoing Resolution is adopted this 2nd day of March, 1954, by votes of the following Supervisors: Wm. Wade Morgan, E. A. Griffin, Harry P. Schmidt, Glenn M. Fountain and J. L. Toscano.
HARRY P. SCHMIDT
Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Merced County, State of California
ATTEST:
DORA SHILLINGTON
County Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Merced County, California
By ESTER SHAMBLIN, Deputy
On motion of Supervisor Fountain, seconded by Supervisor Toscano, it is ordered that the foregoing resolution be and the same is hereby approved and adopted.
Notes & context
His own Board. Joe had sat on this Board himself, as Supervisor for District Two (see People). The resolution was adopted the day after the Superior Court adjourned in his memory (The Court Adjourns in His Memory) and two weeks before the State Assembly passed its own (House Resolution No. 22). A copy was sent, as the resolution says, “to the wife of the deceased,” Ruby.
The date of death. The resolution says he died on 27 February 1954, but that is a day late. The newspaper of Sunday, 28 February 1954 (Services Held for Joseph Sharmer) reports that he died of a heart attack while driving in downtown Santa Cruz on “Friday,” which was 26 February. The resolution was adopted on 2 March, the same day as his funeral.
The names. The five supervisors who voted were Wm. Wade Morgan, E. A. Griffin, Harry P. Schmidt (chairman), Glenn M. Fountain and J. L. Toscano. Supervisor Fountain moved its adoption and Supervisor Toscano seconded. The clerk’s attestation is by Dora Shillington, County Clerk, through her deputy Ester Shamblin. The court minute of 1 March had adjourned in memory of Joe and of the previous County Clerk, E. G. Adams, who had also just died.
“Spread upon the minutes.” The resolution was entered into the Board’s official minutes, so a record of it should also survive in Merced County’s minute books for 2 March 1954.
