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Show p v - 0 Ml I ' A( XIV irrriS, Joseph Nelson was sworn in as Mayor of Orem City in January 1998 and served tLe citizens of tne community until cancer took Lis life in July 1999; and l3trtfi5, during Lis short service, Le accomplisLed more tLan many people accompli sL in four years in office; And lfrtI5t under Lis direction, many projects were undertaken that Lave made, and will continue to make Orem a wonderful place to live and work; and oljflTIS, Le supported the establishment of neighborhood organizations to provide more opportunities for residents to Le involved in community events and issues; and lf7?15, Le was particularly concerned about the youth in Orem and took every opportunity available to impress upon tLem tLe need for LigL goals and Lard work throughout their lives and even worked witL tLe youtL in some of tLeir community projects; and J$nT85, although Lis time was short, Lis dedication, kind nature and love of Lis community will not soon Le forgotten Ly those Le served; tytttfott, I, MicLael O. Leavitt, Governor of tLe state of Utah, do LereLy posthumously Lonor for being cLosen Ly tLe UtaL League of Cities and Towns as UtaL's Elected Official of tLe Year for 1999. y Page 80 |