| 10 | | - | Whereas, in the Town of Jamaica, there is hardly a facet of life that has not greatly |
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| 11 | | - | benefited from the participation of Clara Robinson, and |
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| 12 | | - | Whereas, being the mother of six children would, for many, be a job leaving no time |
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| 13 | | - | for any other role, for Clara Robinson, her family duties were merely one aspect of an |
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| 14 | | - | extraordinary life, and |
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| 15 | | - | Whereas, municipally, she has served in numerous elected or appointed positions, |
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| 16 | | - | including justice of the peace, library trustee, planning commission member, and on the |
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| 17 | | - | selectboard, and |
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| 18 | | - | Whereas, Clara Robinson’s deep concern for the well-being of the area’s youth has |
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| 19 | | - | manifested itself in her employment as a paraprofessional at the Jamaica Village School, |
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| 20 | | - | and separately as a member of its school board, as a Windham County Family Court |
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| 21 | | - | guardian ad litem, and as a longtime leader of the Jamaica Youth Group, and beyond |
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| 22 | | - | these official responsibilities she has always looked out for children and tried to find |
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| 23 | | - | ways to make a positive difference in their lives and those of their families, and |
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| 24 | | - | Whereas, the parishioners at the Jamaica Community Church have cherished Clara |
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| 25 | | - | Robinson as an active member and appreciated her many contributions to church |
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| 26 | | - | governance as a trustee, and |
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| 27 | | - | Whereas, at Valley Cares (now known as Valley Village), her volunteering with the |
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| 28 | | - | exercise program and other activities has been most welcomed, and |
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| 29 | | - | Whereas, throughout the Town of Jamaica, Clara Robinson is known as a good friend |
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| 30 | | - | and special member of the community who has always been one of the first individuals to |
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| 31 | | - | jump in and volunteer for any activity or event, and her decades of devoted public sector, |
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| 32 | | - | nonprofit, and religious service have been beyond the call of duty, now therefore be it |
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| 8 | + | HouseconcurrentresolutionhonoringdedicatedJamaicacommunityleaderandvolunteerClaraRobinson |
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| 9 | + | Whereas,intheTownofJamaica,thereishardlyafacetoflifethathasnotgreatlybenefitedfromthe |
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| 10 | + | participationofClaraRobinson, and |
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| 11 | + | Whereas,beingthemotherofsixchildrenwould,formany,beajobleavingnotimeforanyotherrole,for |
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| 12 | + | ClaraRobinson,herfamilydutiesweremerelyoneaspectofanextraordinarylife, and |
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| 13 | + | Whereas,municipally,shehasservedinnumerouselectedorappointedpositions,includingjusticeofthe |
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| 14 | + | peace,librarytrustee,planningcommissionmember,andontheselectboard, and |
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| 15 | + | Whereas,ClaraRobinson’sdeepconcernforthewell-beingofthearea’syouthhasmanifesteditselfinher |
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| 16 | + | employmentasaparaprofessionalattheJamaicaVillageSchool,andseparatelyasamemberofitsschool |
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| 17 | + | board,asaWindhamCountyFamilyCourtguardianadlitem,andasalongtimeleaderoftheJamaicaYouth |
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| 18 | + | Group,andbeyondtheseofficialresponsibilitiesshehasalwayslookedoutforchildrenandtriedtofindways |
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| 19 | + | tomakeapositivedifferenceintheirlivesandthoseoftheirfamilies, and |
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| 20 | + | Whereas,theparishionersattheJamaicaCommunityChurchhavecherishedClaraRobinsonasanactive |
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| 21 | + | memberandappreciatedhermanycontributionstochurchgovernanceasatrustee, and |
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| 22 | + | Whereas,atValleyCares(nowknownasValleyVillage),hervolunteeringwiththeexerciseprogramand |
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| 23 | + | otheractivitieshasbeenmostwelcomed, and |
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| 24 | + | Whereas,throughouttheTownofJamaica,ClaraRobinsonisknownasagoodfriendandspecialmemberof |
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| 25 | + | thecommunitywhohasalwaysbeenoneofthefirstindividualstojumpinandvolunteerforanyactivityor |
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| 26 | + | event,andherdecadesofdevotedpublicsector,nonprofit,andreligiousservicehavebeenbeyondthecallof |
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| 27 | + | duty,nowthereforebeit |
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