City of Mayor and Council Offices
Santa Clara Memorandum
The Center of What's Possible
Date: September 19, 2023
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Executive Assistant to the Mayor and City Council Subject: Adjournment of the September 19, 2023, Council & Authorities Concurrent Meeting Adjournment
Please adjourn the September 19, 2023, meeting in memory of Steven Harwell • Steven Harwell was born January 9, 1967 in Santa Clara CA, he was an American musician and lead vocalist of the rock band Smash Mouth that started in 1994. • Their hit songs include "Walkin' on the Sun" in 1997, and "All Star" in 1999 which reached the top 10 in the United States.
• "All Star" regained popularity in 2001 when it was featured in the hit film Shrek in which they also provided the remake of The Monkees hit song "I'm a believer" • That same year of success Steve suffered loss by losing his six month old son from acute lymphatic leukemia and was inspired to create a disease prevention fund. • Steve Harwell also appeared in movies and tv, such as a cameo role in the 2001 film Rat Race and was also a featured cast member in the sixth season of the VH1 Reality Show, The Surreal Life in 2006. He also starred in other small TV and radio roles. • Since 2016 Steve Harwell began to have ongoing health issues and then later retired from Smash Mouth in 2021
• Harwell died from liver failure at his home in Boise, Idaho on September 4, 2023, he was 56 years old.
• In tribute, Steve Harwell's manager Robert Hayes wrote: "Steve lived a 100% full-throttle life. Burning brightly across the universe before burning out."
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