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Orange County Board of Commissioners
Resolution of Appreciation to Joan Terry
WHEREAS, the Orange County Commissioners note with regret the retirement of the Honorable Joan
Terry, Clerk of Superior Court for Orange County, and
WHEREAS, this Board and its individual members past and present have long enjoyed and benefited
from a superb working relationship with Joan Terry; and
WHEREAS throughout her three decades of service as Deputy, Assistant and Clerk of Superior Court
Joan Terry has shown remarkable intelligence, patience, kindness and good humor; and
WHEREAS, no question or problem posed to Joan Terry was ever too small or too large for her to
address; and
WHEREAS Joan Terry was almost always the first to arrive and.the last to leave the courthouse; and
WHEREAS, Joan Terry provided leadership by her work ethic, limitless energy and unflagging spirit; and
WHEREAS Joan Terry was the epitome of the team player, eager to work for change that improved
service for the public while wisely, carefully and diligently managing the public's resources; and
WHEREAS Joan Terry's memory and attention to detail are unrivaled; and
WHEREAS Joan Terry provided practical and important instruction to generations of attorneys who
practiced in the Orange County Courthouse, helping many avoid mistakes and improving their skills in all
aspects of the legal profession; and
WHEREAS Joan Terry has dedicated her professional life to help Orange County citizens and others
needing help in the Courts and Courthouses of Orange County,
The Orange County Board of Commissioners hereby Resolves:
That this Board and its individual Commissioners are deeply grateful to the Honorable Joan Terry for her
30 years of dedication to making the Courts and Courthouses of Orange County accessible, efficient,
helpful, compassionate and fair to all; and
That this Board appreciates all the personal professionalism that the Honorable Joan Terry brought to
the Office of Clerk of Superior Court for Orange County, and
That the Honorably Joan Terry is a true Orange County treasure.
Let this Resolution be inscribed in the minutes of this meeting and presented to the Honorable Joan
Terry, retired Clerk of Superior Court.
Unanimously and enthusiastically adopted this-141 day of August, 2001.