HomeMy WebLinkAbout102-Commendation.pdfCOMMENDATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
HONORING
“DEBBIE LILLO”
WHEREAS, Debbie and her husband Mark have lived in Saratoga for 22 years, married 32
years and Mark is a physician at Kaiser Santa Clara, and;
WHEREAS, their daughter Sarah is 27 and is a high school teacher at an international
school in Kampala, Uganda; son Peter is 25 and is completing a Mechanical
Engineering/Combustion degree at Berkeley, and David, 22, is doing a masters program in real
estate development at Columbia; and;
WHEREAS, Debbie earned a masters degree in special education in the late 70’s and taught
in the Houston schools until her first child was born. Debbie then stayed home to raise her 3
children, but was a very active volunteer with her children in their schools, at the church, in Boy
Scouts, and in the soccer community; and;
WHEREAS, In 2003, about the same time as the first Bridge Builder family was asking to
come to Saratoga Federated (SFC), Debbie accepted a job as Family Support Director at Green
Pastures, a group home for children with disabilities; and;
WHEREAS, In that role Debbie began using what she was learning at SFC to encourage
churches in the South Bay to consider intentional outreach to families affected by disability; and;
WHEREAS, Two years ago with Green Pastures’ blessing, Debbie began doing the same
work as the Church Relations Coordinator for a national organization, Joni and Friends, and;
WHEREAS, Debbie’s new role allows her to encourage churches on both sides of the Bay
and remotely throughout northern California, to network with people doing similar work all around
the country, and it allows the things developed at Saratoga Federated Church to be used to
encourage church leaders nation-wide.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Saratoga does
hereby proclaim recognition and appreciation of Debbie Lillo for her many years of service to our
community and for her valuable friendship to us all.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA on this 20th day of
October 2010.
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Kathleen M. King, Mayor
City of Saratoga