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RESOLUTION NO. 42, SERIES OF 1969
RESOLUTION MEMORIALIZING DOUGLAS CLAYTON SOVERN, RECOGNIZING THE
UNEQUALLED CONTRIBUTIONS WHICH HE HAS MADE TO THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AND TO
HIS PROFESSION AND EXPRESSING THIS COUNCIL'S SORROW AND SYMPATHY AT HIS PASSING.
WHEREAS, th e City Council of the City of Englewood and all of the
officers and employees of this City were recently shocked and dismayed at
the death of Douglas Clayton Sovern, its revered Fire Chief, and
WllBREAS, it i~ Jppropriate at this time to publicly acknowledge
and recog nize the many and varied contributions of him to the City of
En qlewood , to its r esi d e n ts a n d t o his profession.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Englewood, Colorado, that the said City Council does hereby publicly adopt
t h e f ollowi n g s ta teme nt:
Douglas Clayton Sovern was an individual who devoted nearly 35
years to service to the public as an employee and respected official of the
City of Englewood. During this period he served not only as a member of the
Englewood Volunteer Fire Department and as a member of the regular Fire
Department, but he served, and was serving at the time of his death, as the
elected Chief of the Volunteers and the appointed Chief of the paid Department.
These two offices, however, were merely the culmination of his civic work,
during which time he served in many capacities for the City, including the
Chief of Police of the City of Englewood.
The Fire Department, however, was the chief beneficiary of his
dedi ca t i on and it is due, in no small part, to Chief Sovern's dedication and
perseverance that the Englewood Fire Department has gained, and now enjoys,
the reputation of one of the outstanding departments within the State of
Colorado.
Nor was Chief Severn's talents and achievements recognized only
within this City. Although he was appointed to the position of Fire Chief
of the City of Englewood only on April 1, 1968, his fellow fire chiefs through-
out the state recognized in him a true leader and valued spokesman for their
profession by electing him to the position of Vice President of the Colorado
State Fire Chiefs' Association.
Bo t h jn t hi s pon j t i o n ~nd as th e chi e f spokesman b e for e the Colorado
General Assembly for the firemen throughout the state, Chief Douglas Clayton
Sovern achieved a reputation as being the leading spokesman for ~is profession
and, as such, was ever vigilant to achieve for the members of his profession
the recognition and benefits which were unquestionably due these public
protectors.
It is not only with a profound sense of sadness and grief, but
with a recognition that not only this City and the firemen as a whole, but
this entire state has lost a dedicated public servant, that this City Council :
now publicly pays tribute to his life and his achievements.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 15th day of December, 1969.
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