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5 <br /> 1 sincere gratitude to Coach Roy Williams for being an exemplary citizen of the UNC, Chapel Hill, <br /> 2 Orange County, and North Carolina community. <br /> 3 BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED that the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, on <br /> 4 behalf of the people of Orange County, congratulates Roy Williams on his retirement, and hopes <br /> 5 that his life journey henceforth will abound with joy and excitement and increased time for family <br /> 6 and friends. <br /> 7 This the 4th day of May, 2021. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Renee Price, Chair <br /> 12 Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> 13 <br /> 14 <br /> 15 A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> 16 approve and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 Roll call ensued <br /> 19 <br /> 20 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Chair Price said Coach Williams is an example to the community. <br /> 23 Commissioner Fowler said she thinks the world of Coach Williams, and wishes him all <br /> 24 the best. <br /> 25 Former Commissioner Barry Jacobs said he been professional friends with Roy Williams <br /> 26 for 40 years, and he is an exceptional Coach and person. He said he has always been able to <br /> 27 talk openly with Coach Williams, who is a caring person and a political progressive. He said <br /> 28 Coach Williams had Barack Obama at a practice, and managed to side step going to the White <br /> 29 House in 2017, while Donald Trump was in office. He said Coach Williams is enamored with <br /> 30 the game of golf. He said Coach Williams has chosen to come to Chapel Hill 3 different times in <br /> 31 his life: as a student, an assistant coach and as head coach. He said he is a part of a tradition <br /> 32 from Frank MacGuire to Dean Smith to Bill Gutheridge to Roy Williams to Hubert Davis, none of <br /> 33 whom were ever a head coach before coming to UNC. He said sports often lack decorum, and <br /> 34 he recalled a game in 2007 when a Duke player hit a UNC player in the nose and made him <br /> 35 bleed. He said Coach Williams stood at the court with the Duke coach, and had a civil <br /> 36 conversation. He said he set a good example of how adults can act in stressful times. He said <br /> 37 he greatly appreciates Coach Williams' decorum. <br /> 38 Roy Williams said he is flattered, and is just a little boy from the mountains of North <br /> 39 Carolina. He said he is the luckiest person he has ever known, and while he loved coaching at <br /> 40 Kansas, he always wanted to come home. He said these experiences were wonderful. He said <br /> 41 it was the neatest thing to see Carolina Blue everywhere on the court, and he was honored to <br /> 42 be at UNC. He said he will always be a part of Chapel Hill, and he appreciates the people of <br /> 43 Chapel Hill and Orange County. He thanked the Board for the proclamation. <br /> 44 Chair Price thanked everyone for working on the proclamation, and thanked the Williams <br /> 45 family for attending and contributing to Orange County. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 b. Mental Health Awareness Month Proclamation <br /> 48 <br />