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City of Edmonds ■ Office of the Mayor
In Honor of Joe Dwyer's looth Birthday!
WHEREAS: Joe Dwyer was born on February 20, 1920; and
WHEREAS: Joe is a World War II veteran, having served in the United States Army in England,
France, and Germany; and
WHEREAS: Joe's postwar career was as a federal criminal investigator, first with the Treasury
Department and later as Regional Chief of Investigation for the Office of the
Inspector General of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; and
WHEREAS: Joe and his wife, Louise, who passed away in 2016, chose to spend their
retirement years in Edmonds moving here in April of 1976; and
WHEREAS: Joe and his wife loved to dance and he keeps on dancing whenever he can; and
WHEREAS: Joe and Louise, for decades, were active participants in the social, political, and
cultural evolution and life of Edmonds; and
WHEREAS: Joe is the longest serving Precinct Committee Officer in Snohomish County
history; and
WHEREAS: Joe is an active participant in the Veterans of Foreign Wars including marching
with them in parades; and
WHEREAS: Joe Dwyer becomes 100 years old on February 20, 2020;
NOW THEREFORE, I, Mayor Michael Nelson, do hereby congratulate Joe Dwyer on his 1001n
birthday, and declare February 20, 2020 "Joe Dwyer Day" in Edmonds.
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Michag Nelson, Mayor I February 18, 2020