HomeMy WebLinkAbout102-Commendation.pdfCITY OF SARATOGA
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
COMMENDING
RAY DAVIS
“Public Interest Advocate”
WHEREAS; Ray Davis was born in the shadow of the Campanile in Berkeley, California;
and
WHEREAS, while growing up in Berkeley he was a member of Cub Pack 40 and Boy Scout
Troop 28; and
WHEREAS; in high school, Ray was a team captain and starting guard on Berkeley High’s
championship basketball team that took the Alameda County Athletic League title in his senior year;
and
WHEREAS; Ray then graduated from high school and enlisted in the United States Army.
He subsequently volunteered for the airborne infantry and was well trained and shipped overseas
with the 11th Airborne Division in Sapporo, Japan; and
WHEREAS; the campaign medals he was awarded were for World War II Victory Medal
and Army of Occupation, Japan. After roughly two years of dedicated service in the army, Ray
received an honorable discharge; and
WHEREAS; Ray then enrolled at U.C. Berkley and graduated four years later with a degree
in fish and game biology.
WHEREAS; After college Ray got married, bought a home in Walnut Creek and there,
while in his twenties, he embarked on a lifelong career of standing up for the public good in local
government – wherever he and his family settled; and
WHEREAS; in his pursuit of serving the public, Ray successfully conducted two
referendums on rezoning matters and three successful lawsuits in support of the referendums and the
Brown Act; and
WHEREAS; Ray Davis decided to make Los Gatos his permanent home and became
involved in the Highway 9 safety proceedings and as a result he has the great pleasure of working
with John Cherbone in forming the “Dead Pines and Oak Society”; and their goal is to remove all
dead trees before they fall on an innocent bystander – especially any and all Saratogans.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Ray Davis is hereby commended and thanked for
his hard work and years of dedication to serving the interests of the general public.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we wish Ray well in all his future endeavors.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA on this 16th day of
September 2009.
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Chuck Page, Mayor
Saratoga, California