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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 4, 2019
Action Agenda
Item No. 4-b
SUBJECT: Proclamation Recognizing Lee Pavao
DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Proclamation Donna Baker, Clerk to the Orange
County Board of Commissioners,
919-245-2130
PURPOSE: To approve a proclamation recognizing the life and services of Lee Pavao for the
people of Orange County.
BACKGROUND: From dedication to improving the lives of children and older adults, to
leadership in advancing smart, sustainable economic development, and to being a champion for
parks and recreational assets, Lee Pavao was a strong advocate for Orange County and North
Carolina.
Lee Pavao served Orange County through multiple volunteer and leadership programs including
the Orange County Task Force for Senior Needs in Southern Orange, the Chapel Hill Senior
Center, the Robert and Pearl Seymour Center, the Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation
Commission, the Public Library Board and Foundation, the Ronald McDonald House, the
Orange County United Way, and the Orange County Visitors Bureau. Mr. Pavao also served on
the Chapel Hill Town Council for two terms and as Chapel Hill Mayor Pro Tern from 2000-2001.
Mr. Pavao was a long time Orange County volunteer and civic leader.
The Board of Commissioners joins with County residents in mourning the passing of Mr. Pavao
at his home on May 13, 2019 surrounded by family.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this item.
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact
associated with consideration of the proclamation.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the Proclamation
recognizing Lee Pavao and authorize the Chair to sign.
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING
LEE PAVAO
WHEREAS, through his tireless work in various sectors of the community, Lee Pavao served
Orange County on multiple community and leadership programs; and
WHEREAS, a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Lee joined J. Walter
Thompson Company in New York and was assigned to the Miami office before being called to
serve with the US Army at Fort Benning from 1956-1958; and
WHEREAS, Lee and his wife Joan retired to Chapel Hill, NC in 1988, and while Joan passed
away in 1990, Lee used his years of award winning advertising and business skills to dedicate
countless hours to the Orange County Department on Aging, including the Orange County Task
Force for Senior Needs in Southern Orange, the Chapel Hill Senior Center and the Robert and
Pearl Seymour Center; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Pavao also served the community through his work with the Chapel Hill Parks
and Recreation Commission, the Public Library Board and Foundation, the Ronald McDonald
House, the Orange County United Way, and the Orange County Visitors Bureau; and
WHEREAS, Lee was elected to the Chapel Hill Town Council for two terms, serving as Chapel
Hill Mayor Pro Tern from 2000-2001; and
WHEREAS, Lee was an active Board Member of the Orange County Visitors Bureau for many
years, growing Orange County jobs and the economy through tourism; and
WHEREAS, Lee had great passion for his work with older adults to bring a modern one-stop-
shop senior center to Chapel Hill, which culminated in 2007 with the opening of the Robert and
Pearl Seymour Center; and
WHEREAS, in 2012, Mr. Pavao received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine award for his 30 years
of volunteer service in Orange County; and
WHEREAS, Lee Pavao, a long time Orange County volunteer and civic leader, died at his home
on May 13, 2019 surrounded by family; and
WHEREAS, Lee's sense of humor, generosity, and compassion for others will be greatly missed;
NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, on behalf of the residents
of Orange County, express our deep appreciation, gratitude and respect for the services
rendered by Lee Pavao to the County and beyond over the course of his lifetime.
This the 4th day of June 2019.
Penny Rich, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners