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Date: January 25, 2022
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Executive Assistant to the Mayor and City Council Mayor and Council Offices
Memorandum
Subject: Adjournment of the January 25, 2022 City Council and Stadium Authority Meeting Please adjourn the January 25, 2022 City Council and Stadium Authority meeting in memory of the following individuals:
Lloyd Silveria, Long Term Santa Clara Resident and Former Silicon Valley Power Employee • Lloyd Silveria was born August 27, 1928, to Clyde and Olivia Silveria. He grew up in San Jose and attended local schools such as Roosevelt Jr High and San Jose Tech. • When he was 17 years old, he left school to join the Navy. He completed boot camp in San Diego . and was then assigned to the repair ship, the USS Romulus. Lloyd was honorably discharged on December 22, 1947.
• Shortly after his return to San Jose he met the love of his life Helen. They were married on February 4, 1951, at the Five Wounds Catholic Church in San Jose. • Their son Rick was born in October of 1952 and daughter Beverly, in July of 1954. • In 1956 the Silveria family moved to Santa Clara into a house on Benton Street where they lived for 20 years. Finally, in 1976, they move to their home on Aspen Drive and lived there the rest of their lives.
• Lloyd worked for the city of Santa Clara as a cable Splicer and Forman, bringing power to many of the large companies in Santa Clara. After 31 years with the city Lloyd retired on August 30, 1990. • After his retirement, Lloyd devoted more time to his favorite hobby ofwood-working and was a true craftsman. He always donated his works to Lions Events and to the church. • Lloyd was also service minded, belonging to the Santa Clara Elk's, SIRS, the Santa Clara Host Lions and St. Justin's Stablemates. His service and "giving back" to the community spoke volumes about the kind of person Lloyd was. Lloyd eagerly volunteered to roll up his sleeves and put on an apron for most service projects... especially when they involved cooking. • Husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend. Lloyd will be missed by all who knew him, especially his family.
Tom Goodson, Santa Clara Unified School District youth coach and a local legend • Tom Goodson was a local legend and was known by many as "Mr. Santa Clara". -~~ ~~~' ~~~TIN~ MATERIAL,
• Tom was born on May 14, 1945, and moved to Santa Clara in 1960. • Tom spent 45+ years as a youth coach for the Santa Clara Unified School District which he dedicated his life to. He also dedicated a lot of his time to the community. • He was an active volunteer in the City since 1964 and was an active volunteer at Pomeroy Elementary School beginning in 1976.
• The Santa Clara North Side Little League named a field after him —the "Tom Goodson Field" — to commemorate his coaching local Little League teams to 10 Championships which helped him earn the title of Littie League Volunteer of the Year for Northern California. • In 1964, 1993 and 201'9 he was selected as the Grand Marshall of the Parade of Champions in Santa Clara. -
• In 2005, the City Council presented him with a key to the City of Santa Clara. • .Tom was inducted into the Santa Clara Unified School Districts Hall of Fame in 2011 for all his years of service as a Youth Coach and Community Volunteer.
• In 2013, Goodson was chosen to light the City's holiday tree. • He was known'for one very memorable quote — "It's nice to be important, but it's important to be nice."
• Tom has touched everyone's life in a positive way and will be missed by all who knew him.