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1a-9-aa�� <br /> RES-2014-086 `fib <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING ALLAN GURGANUS, <br /> A NORTH CAROLINA LITERARY HALL OF FAME <br /> INDUCTEE FROM ORANGE COUNTY <br /> WHEREAS, the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame celebrates and promotes the rich literary <br /> heritage of North Carolina by commemorating its leading authors and encouraging the <br /> continued flourishing of great literature; and <br /> WHEREAS, the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame was established under the leadership of Sam <br /> Ragan,Poet Laureate and Southern Pines newspaper editor; and <br /> WHEREAS,the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame was authorized by a Joint Resolution of the <br /> North Carolina General Assembly in July 1993, and formally established in May 1996 <br /> by a grant from the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources to the North <br /> Carolina Writers'Network; and <br /> WHEREAS, the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame has recognized Allan Gurganus, who has <br /> significant ties to Orange County; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County takes pride in its historic role as a center of art and learning,and is proud <br /> to celebrate County residents as exemplars of the literary community whose words <br /> enrich our lives; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Orange County Board of Commissioners does hereby <br /> recognize and congratulate Allan Gurganus as an inductee into the North Carolina <br /> Literary Hall of Fame, and expresses its appreciation of him and his literary works as <br /> cultural assets representing Orange County. <br /> This the 9th day of December 2014. <br /> Earl McKee, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> 17 W j�\ <br /> J! 5 <br /> � L11� <br />