TOWN OF FAIRFAX
PROCLAMATION
In Memory of Doug Wilson
Former Fairfax Councilmember and Mayor
WHEREAS, Doug Wilson was born in 1943 and was a community-dedicated Californian who used his talents and career to fight against selfish interests and better serve residents of Marin County and those in his community; and
WHEREAS, Doug was raised in Palo Alto and Los Altos Hills, graduated from UC Berkeley, receiving a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree; and
WHEREAS, Doug served on the Fairfax Town Council for over seven years after he was elected in 1990, where he also served as Mayor from 1995-1996; and WHEREAS, Doug and Periann, his wife of more than 38 years, were members of the Deer Park Neighborhood Association in Fairfax, where Doug served as President and was instrumental in saving the daycare center; and
WHEREAS, Doug was for many years a member of the Marin Conservation League, served as a board member of the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, chaired the Marin County Solid Waste Advisory Committee, was a commissioner on the Marin County Parks, Open Space and Cultural Affairs Commission during a key time of land preservation, and was a member and Chair of the Sierra Club Marin Group Executive Committee; and WHEREAS, a man with many talents, Doug was also an environmental activist and believer in providing more public access to everyone, leading him to work on projects involving housing in Hunters Point, the San Francisco City Hall retrofit, the Conservatory of Flowers, The Customs House, Skywalker Ranch, and Old Oakland; and
WHEREAS, Doug was a brilliant painter, sculptor, and ceramicist; and WHEREAS, he helped found Gate 5 Clay, was a devoted member of the Cloud Hands West, Tai Chi Friends community; and
WHEREAS, Doug will be remembered as a man of integrity, kindness, compassion, and wisdom, who loved life, and had a deep and powerful reverence for nature and the earth; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED by the Town Council of the Town of Fairfax, that in memory of Doug Wilson and his many contributions to the community, April 6, 2022, is Doug Wilson Day in the Town of Fairfax.
Stephanie Hellman, Mayor of Fairfax