HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRO-2019-018 Proclamation Recognizing Lee Pavao 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 .
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