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CITY OF CLERMONT
MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION
ODUM - DEAN FAMILY REUNION
WHEREAS, Willie Joe Odum who was born in 1867 and at the age
of thirty-two came to the City of Clermont before the turn of
the century; and
WHEREAS, Amy Brown King was brought, at the age of 13, by
her grandparents to Clermont in 1902; and
WHEREAS, Willie Joe Odum and Amy Brown King were married.;
on July 11, 1905 in Clermont; and
WHEREAS, this marriage was blessed with seven daughters and
five sons: Roberta, Ida, Willie H., Taft, Stuart, Bessie, Mattis,
Reatha, Catherine, John, Taisy and Charles, who received from their
parents the kind of happy home life and careful training that develops
good citizens and worthy adults; and
WHEREAS, three of the Odum daughters, Roberta, Ida and Reatha,
married three of the sons of William W. Dean who came to Clermont in
1925, William, Arthur and Henry; and
WHEREAS, we are gathered here to recognize the six generations of
these families who are present this evening; and.
WHEREAS, their accomplishments as descendents of the founding black
families of the City of Clermont will Long be remembered in the matters
of church and civic responsibilities and dedication to the best interests.
of the community; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I Robert A. Pool, by virtue of the authority vested
in me as Mayor, and on behalf of the entire City Council and all of the
citizens of Clermont, do hereby extend to those gathered here this
expression of our sincere congratulations on this happy occasion, and
further
BE IT RESOLVED that a copy of this Proclamation shall be delivered
to those present with our best wishes for many years of health and
happiness together in the years ahead.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Seal of
the City of Clermont to be affixed.
this 6th day of _ J~ul~ in the year
of our Lord nineteen ndred and
eighty-seven.
CITY OF CLERMONT
R BART A. POOL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Ju a M. Brandt, Deputy City Clerk ,
