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CITY OF

NEW

HAVEN

BOARD

OF

ALDERS

March

16 2015

Honorable

Jorge

Perez

President.

New

Haven

Board of

Alders

Dear

President Perez:

\Ve,

the

undersigned

Alders.

woLild

like

to res

pectfuliv

submit

for unanimous consent

to th

Board

of

Alders the

attached

resolution expressing

deep

regret

at

the passing

of

former

Mayor John

C. Daniels a

trailblazer

as

well

as a devoted

leader

and

public servant.

John C.

Daniels

New Haven’s barrier

breaking

first African-American

Mayor

died Saturday

March 14,

2015

at

the age of

78

after a

long illness.

Former

Mayor Daniels

started

out

from

humble

beginnings

as

little

bo

grrnxlng

up

in

Ne

H

n

en’s

old Elm a

en housing

projcct nslng

through

the rinks

to serc

as a

distinguished

member

of this body

as an Alderman

for seven

terms during

the

s eventually

ing

a rn ijoi iti

leaders

then

for

tcn eir’

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o 90

betore being rlected

MiX 01

n

1989

and

serving two

terms.

He is

remembered

as a tremendous

role

model

ground

breaker

and advocate

m the African-American

community

as

well

as

for being decent

and

devoted public

servant especially

during his tenure

as

Mayor of

New Haven from

January

1,

99

through

the end

of

1993.

The city’s

pioneering

first

black chief

executive is

given great credit

for instituting

community-based

policing in

the

city which

led

to

a

dramatic

decrease

in

violent

crime

implementing a

needle exchange

program

overseeing

improvements in

the

Public

Works

Department and

Human

Services

area as well

as

building

broad coalitions in

our diverse city.

Also known

asa local sports hero

and

football

referee Daniels is

remembered

with

admiration

as well

for

havmg the courage to step

up

to

lie

Mayor

during

a

yen

difficult time in the

city’s

history

when

violent

crime

was high

the economy

had tanked unemployment

and

homelessness

were on the rise: city

resources

were

very

limited and there

wa s considerable

internal

strife

in

New

Haven

between various

factions. In later

years, his success at

breaking

barriers and

paving the

wa y

for those

who

came after

him

as

well

as

his

devotion to

helping to improve

the

lives

of

others

brought

continued recognition most

notably

by

the city naming

a street

at

the rebuilt

former Elm

Haven

development

and then

a school

in

the

Hill,

after

Daniels.

It

is fitting

and

proper

at

this

moment

of loss

to

pay

tribute

to

a distinguished

gentleman

who

worked so

tirelessly

and with

passionate devotion during

his

lifetime in great

service

to the city

he

loved.

Thank

you

for

your consideration o

this

matter.

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