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To honor and recognize Mr. James A. Johnson for his sixty years of dedicated service to our community.
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WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson has been a resident of the Driving Park community since 1966 and has served as president of the Driving Park Civic Association for more than thirty years; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson organized the city's first block watch program in 1981 and, in recognition of the block watch's success, Mr. Johnson received a community leadership award from President William Jefferson Clinton in 1994; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson has been a tireless advocate for veterans and was inducted into the Ohio Veterans' Hall of Fame in 2008; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Johnson's spirit of activism has inspired generations of Columbus residents to invest their time, talent, and resources into the Driving Park neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, Mr. James A. Johnson has been selected to be the first recipient of the James Johnson & Florence Holcomb Living Legend Award, recognizing his dedication to public service and fostering a sense of community and togetherness in the Driving Park community and throughout the city of Columbus; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
This Council does hereby honor and recognize Mr. James A. Johnson for his sixty years of dedicated service to our community, and congratulates him for being the inaugural recipient of the James Johnson & Florence Holcomb Living Legend Award.