HomeMy WebLinkAbout1553 RESOLUTION NO. 1553
WHEREAS, On the twenty-ninth day of December, 1940,
Charles J. Craig departed this life, and
WHEREAS, Charles J. Craig was a member of the City
Council of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas , and
WHEREAS, He had been a member of the City Council of
the City of Little Rock since 1933 , and had, just prior to his
death, been re-elected to serve his fifth consecutive term in the
City Council as Alderman from the Third ward, and
WHEREAS, During his long period of service to the City
of Little Rock, he took an active interest in the promotion of the
City 's best interests and development , and
WHEREAS, He has given generously of his time and energy
in the service of his country in time of war and of peace , and
WHEREAS, Charles J. Craig was at all times during his
active and industrious life , a respected citizen, a Christian, a
faithful public servant , a loyal friend, and, for the last twenty-
two years of his life, a devoted husband and father, and
WHEREAS, The loss occasioned oy his untimely death will
be long felt by the City Council of the City of Little Rock, by his
wife and daughters , by his friends , and by the entire community ,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That in the death of
Charles J. Craig, the City Council of the City of Little Rock,
Arkansas, has lost a valuable member, a loyal, respected citizen,
and an untiring worker for the :betterment of the community; that it
take this means of expressing, by •way of tribute , the deep sense of
loss and regret at the passing of a true American.
SE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this Resolution be spread
upon the records of this body , and a copy thereof be transmitted
to the widow and daughters of Charles J. Craig as an expression of
the City Council ' s heartfelt sympathy for their bereavement.
Adopted: January 20, 1941.
Attest : Approved:
City Clerk. Acting mayor.