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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 /> 0000 <br /> iz Fk'enee Price , Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />