HomeMy WebLinkAboutTC Res 2011-04-06RESOLUTION NO. 14-2011
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF TIBURON COMMENDING
MARILYN KESSLER
FOR HER OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
UPON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT
WHEREAS, Marilyn Kessler began her career in journalism as editor of her college
newspaper, "The Drury Mirror", at Drury College in Springfield, Missouri; and
WHEREAS, Marilyn's travels with her first husband, Jim Olson, took her around the
country where she worked on the "ladies' pages" of the "Springfield [Missouri] News & Leader", the
"Corpus Christi [Texas] Caller-Times", and the "Birmingham [Michigan] Eccentric"; and
WHEREAS, Marilyn and Jim first came to Marin County and settled in Tiburon in 1968,
where their daughter, Christine, was born; and
WHEREAS, Marilyn was hired as a reporter for The Ark in 1978 by newspaper magnate
James McClatchy, who bought The Ark in 1977, and later promoted Marilyn to the position of editor of
the newspaper; and
WHEREAS, Marilyn Olson became Marilyn Kessler in 1985, when she married Dominic
Kessler, and later that same year, Marilyn formed another "perfect union" with the late Barbara Gnoss,
who became her co-editor of The Ark until her untimely death in 2009; and
WHEREAS, Marilyn and Barbara went on to purchase the newspaper outright and became
both editors and publishers of The Ark; and
WHEREAS, The Ark is the newspaper on the Tiburon peninsula, and covers "all the news
that's fit to print", bringing a unique local flavor and outlook to events on our peninsula;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Council of the
Town of Tiburon commends Marilyn Kessler for her many years of outstanding service to the Tiburon
community as editor and publisher of The Ark, and is even more pleased to know that Marilyn will
continue to reside in and be a part of our Tiburon community upon the occasion of her retirement;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Town Council wishes Marilyn a happy
life and great success in all her future endeavors.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Tiburon Town Council on
April 6, 2011, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Collins, Fraser, Fredericks, O'Donnell, Slavitz
ATTE
Diane Crane Iacopi, Town Clerk