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3 <br />RES-2014-086 <br />ORANGECOUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />RESOLUTION RECOGNIZINGALLANGURGANUS, <br />A NORTHCAROLINALITERARY HALL OF FAME <br />INDUCTEEFROMORANGECOUNTY <br />WHEREAS <br />, the North Carolina LiteraryHall of Famecelebratesand promotes the richliterary <br />heritage of NorthCarolinabycommemoratingitsleading authors and encouraging the <br />continued flourishing ofgreatliterature;and <br />WHEREAS <br />, the North Carolina LiteraryHallofFamewasestablished under the leadershipofSam <br />Ragan,PoetLaureateand Southern Pines newspaper editor; and <br />WHEREAS <br />, the North Carolina LiteraryHall of Famewas authorized by a Joint Resolution of the <br />North Carolina GeneralAssemblyin July 1993, andformallyestablishedinMay 1996 <br />by a grant from the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resourcesto the North <br />Carolina Writers' Network; and <br />WHEREAS <br />, the North Carolina LiteraryHall of FamehasrecognizedAllan Gurganus, whohas <br />significanttiestoOrange County; and <br />WHEREAS <br />,Orange County takes pride initshistoricroleas a center of artandlearning,andis proud <br />tocelebrate County residentsasexemplarsof the literary community whose words <br />enrich our lives; <br />NOW,THEREFORE <br />, be itresolvedthat the Orange County Board of Commissioners does hereby <br />recognizeandcongratulateAllan Gurganus asan inductee intotheNorth Carolina <br />LiteraryHall of Fame, and expressesits appreciation of him and his literary works as <br />culturalassetsrepresentingOrange County. <br />th <br />This the 9 day ofDecember 2014. <br />___________________________________ <br />EarlMcKee,Chair <br />Orange County BoardofCommissioners <br /> <br />