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2 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> RECOGNIZING COACH ROY WILLIAMS <br /> WHEREAS, Roy Williams was born and raised in North Carolina, attended and graduated from <br /> UNC in 1972; and <br /> WHEREAS, Roy Williams returned to his alma mater, UNC, in 2003 to become UNC men's <br /> basketball head coach; and <br /> WHEREAS, Roy Williams has defined UNC men's basketball as head coach for the past 18 <br /> seasons; and <br /> WHEREAS, Roy Williams led UNC to national championships in 2005, 2009, and 2017; and <br /> WHEREAS, Roy Williams, one of the most accomplished basketball coaches of all time, was <br /> inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2007, and tallied 903 career wins; and <br /> WHEREAS, the floor in the Dean E. Smith Center was renamed Roy Williams Court in August <br /> 2018; and <br /> WHEREAS, Roy Williams has mentored and nurtured and served as role model for many <br /> student athletes and has embraced student and community fans; and <br /> WHEREAS, Roy Williams has been described as caring, loyal, tough, dedicated, "dadgum" plain <br /> spoken, and a family man; and <br /> WHEREAS, Roy and Wanda Williams donated $3 million to UNC in scholarships to help <br /> students afford an education at their alma mater; and <br /> WHEREAS, Roy Williams announced his retirement on April 1, 2021, and walked away with his <br /> wife of 47 years into a Carolina blue sunset; <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED that the Orange County Board of County <br /> Commissioners, on behalf of the people of Orange County, hereby recognizes and expresses <br /> sincere gratitude to Coach Roy Williams for being an exemplary citizen of the UNC, Chapel Hill, <br /> Orange County, and North Carolina community. <br /> BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED that the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, on <br /> behalf of the people of Orange County, congratulates Roy Williams on his retirement, and hopes <br /> that his life journey henceforth will abound with joy and excitement and increased time for family <br /> and friends. <br /> This the 4t" day of May, 2021. <br /> Renee Price, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />