1685 RESOLUTION NO. 1655
WHEREAS, George Muswick was born in Europe on May 30, 1869, and came
to the United States with his parents when he was five years old. After
a few years in New York City, Mr. Muswick removed to Saint Louis, Missouri,
then to Little Rock where, at the age of seventeen, he obtained employment
of a humble nature, involving long hours and hard work. Nevertheless, this
industrious immigrant boy performed his duties with such faithful application,
that his employer became impressed with the boy's possibilities, and gave
him his chance to make good. Mr. Muswick was given the job of calling upon
the trade. His sincerity and his personality soon won for him a warm
welcome wherever he went, and his success as a representative for his
employer was phenomenal. He never returned to the menial tasks which had
proved to be the testing ground for his ability, and his career from that
point on, was in a forward direction. His story is that of the poor
immigrant boy making good in typical American fashion; through his own
industry, initiative and honesty. His own adopted home Little Rock;/
found him a public spirited citizen, and honored him by electing him to
the Little Rock City Council for a total of six terms, after which he
voluntarily retired from public life. He founded the business which today
bears his name and, with the same zeal for long hours and hard work, made
it a highly successful enterprise. Not unmindful of his early years of
hardship and of the generous opportunity which his adopted land had offered
him, he never turned a deaf ear to any worthy cause. He was prominently
identified with many progressive civic movements and charitable organizations.
On the 22nd of April, 1945, this city lost a valued citizen in the passing
of George Muswick, and his widow, Mrs. Josephine Muswick, lost a faithful
and devoted husband.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, that it take this means of expressing its deep
sense of loss at the death of George Muswick, and of its sincere, heartfelt
sympathy for his widow in her bereavement.
BE IT FURTBER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be spread at length
upon the records as a permanent testimonial, and that a copy hereof, duly
certified, be transmitted by the Clerk to Mrs. Josephine Muswick.
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Adopted: May 21, 1945
Attes : Approved:
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City Clerk.