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(SE1?]'ES O'F 1991)
W:}{<E/ltEJU, 'BilC StiTUng fi4s puECidy ,..at! more wlitrerul.5U than any atlUr man, woman or cliiCd
in ,53..spen's rn.swry as IU fi4s entAusiasticaUy and clUerfuICy served as :Mayor of ,53..spen
for eigli.t eventful years; and
w:H'E~JU, 'BiC! StirCing , even Gefore IU was :Mayor of ,53..spen, in a convindng a.monstration of
tIU open, acco.ssiGCe responsive government that was to come sfwwerf tli.at lie was
wiCC,ng to '6are aCf for tIU Cong unn Gut interest of tft.e citizens; and
w:H'E~, 'Bif[ Stirfing, putting into action !Us conviction tAat government sli.oulcf Ge open and
auessi6Ce and responsive, was aCways avru!aGCe cm.c.e a weeK. rain or sliitu, m tft.e
rrwJ[, ancf every riay in li.is Cavis Ii. payoCa.strewn, City :HaJ1 offia to fiear campCamts,
or cfi..scu.ss isstU.$, or just to give citizens a cfi,..ct connection to City government and
an open ear for any muy icita; and
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w:H'E~, 'Bif[ Stirnng for eigli.t years lias appeared at tft.t fieat! of every paraa., at tlie opening
ceremony of every sKj. race, on tfLe pocflum of every poCitical event, pamculary
uCevistd poCiticaC events, as tAt w&.oming committee for every visiting cftgnitary and,
just Garefy, :Head of Stau, and at tft.e opening for Gu.situSS of every garage saCe; often
auompaniecf Gy Iiis tofu eanng '1)og, 'Emdy, and atCornecf eitlUr witli. Iiis cfistinctive
wli.lu.6oy .i'tfto nmr styCe, or !Us un4.ue pitA IieCmet and golf um6reCCa fuC! cfress
paraa. urnfarm, and oftm 6atft, and
w:H'E~JU, 'Bif[ StirCing wouU always incCucfe as many citizens as pomGCe in tft.t li.undrecis
of pu6Cic meetings fie cli.ai,..cf and would encoura,ge af[ tlie citizens to speafi:.. out a60ut
any !Ssue, at any time ancf at any CengtA; and woulcf often, in a vaCiant and
commenda6Ce effort to Cead tlie way, speak. out fti.mself about any issue, at any time
and at any Cengtft; and
w:H'E~, 'BilC StirCmg, 6atft as :Mayor of ,53..spen and as an infCuentto1 and supportive mem6er
of tAt CoCorado ,53..ssociation of SKJ Towns, worf\;cf cCi.Egentfy to repro.sent tfie mterests
of tft.e oppro.ssecf Otizens of CoCoratCo SKJ Towns in tft.eir eternd struggCe witA tft.t
(jreat Satan of tlie of tAt corporau sKJ industry; and
'W:H'E~JU, 'BilC StirCing ,..vitaliztcf and t>;pandecf ,53..spen's Sister Cities Program and IUCpecf to
a.veCop it into a valU46Ce forum for sli.aring Meas and mformation among SKJ
communines worCcf.wUCe, witli.out ever O1!U, cfe.splte a multitude of opportunities,
sUO!Jesting tAat it 6e c.olfecf tIU 'Bratfter Crt:it.s Program, and
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'W:H'E~.f'tS, 'BiC! StirCing, aCtfwugli. lie lias Ii.atf many c/i.anco.s to taKJ advantage of free
junK.Jts, gifts, ana entertainment possi6Clties, lias always paid li.is own way, e'tapt
for on.e free ricfe on a ~ 'EC Je6eC 6us m 1987, and, Instead of taKlng any of li.is
gtfts Mme, lias Ceft tft.e c,tlZens to figure out what to cfo witA eigli.t years
accumuCation of tri6al spears, pyramicf cCocf;;, and Japano.se caCendars; and
'W:J-C'E1i,.'EJU, 'BilC StirCing, oM as fie is, lias 6een eCected :Mayor convmungCy five times in eltJflt
years, ana
7v:H'E~, '1Jif[ StirC,ng, lias tuver 6een afraiti to stand up for w/i.at !U tAinJ:; is rigli.t, and lias
maintaitua tft.t courage of fl!S convictions, and lias tuver compCa!7!$a a60ut tfie
critu:ism and tfie attacK; some of fUs conVlCticn.s /i.ave 6TOugli.t fum, and
'W:H'E~.f'tS, 'BiCC StirClng emGoaio.s as no60ay eCse, t/i.at 'Tare mio. of frienDmess, imvereru:e,
fairn.ess, entAu.siasm and numor,' tAat cli.aracunzo.s :J..spen's resicfents ana witors,
and t/i.at 'Bif[ Ii.eCpea wnu into tft.t Oty Couru:its (joaCs of 1989.
7{pW, TJ{'E$7.:T0J/$ 'B'E I'T ~o.DVE:D 'By tIi.e City Couru:iC of .i'tspen, CoCorado, that
rrFiurscfay, June 13 tit., 1991, 6e cfularea as,
'BilC S tirCing lJJay or 'BS :Day for sli.ort; ane[
'B'E IT :Tv.~'E1i,. ~Oi/l)E,:D, tAat 'BiCC SnrCing 6e commetuUa for li.is UnUJ.ue seTVu:e to tIi.e CIty of
:J..spen and t/i.at tfus commendation 6e spread upon tIi.e puECic recordS of tfie City of .i'tspen, and
'1J'E IT :T~1i,.~OI.!VE:D, tli.at a copy of tfUs ro.soCutwn 6e present to 'BliC Striling as evicitnce
of tIi.e appr<d.anon of tIi.e City of .i'tspen.
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'J(ptAryn S '}(pdt, CIty CCerfi:..
'By cmftr of rrFit City Couru;il
rrFil.S 10t!:.:Day JUtu, 1991
!MiduuJ (jassman, !MayOT Pro Tem