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w * ri•. * ii ; ri 2 � -"- o4, <ct l'il oRTH cAO- RESOLUTION TO DEDICATE AND NAME A BASEBALL FIELD AT LETT FAMILY PARK IN MEMORY OF BRIAN JOSHUA KINDLE WHEREAS, on October 25, 2021, The Lee County Parks and Recreation advisory reviewed a request to dedicate as baseball field at Lee County's Lett Family Park in the name of Brian Joshua Kindle; and WHEREAS, Brian, who was born and raised in Broadway,NC near the Lett Family ball park, grew up playing little league baseball on the same field to be named after him and, with the help of his father, built the main field at the park; and WHEREAS, as an active participant in the Lee County Parks and Recreation baseball programs, Brian spent countless nights at the park volunteering, umpiring for games when umpires did not show up,played every church league season with Baptist Chapel, and was always willing to stick around the softball field or meet anybody there on non-game days to throw batting practice; and WHEREAS, individuals in the baseball/softball community highly respected Brian and expressed how passionate he was about the game and the Lett Family Park fields, and couldn't agree more that the field should be named after him; and WHEREAS, Taylor Phillips and friends will donate $20,000 to have the upper baseball field named in Brian's honor and to provide for future maintenance and upgrades to the Lett Family Park fields; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lee County Board of Commissioners dedicates and names the upper baseball field the Brian Joshua Kindle Field at Lett Family Park. Presented this 1St day of November, 2021. Adopted this 1 day of 1\10 Vaal c , ZO it . = ,,, 'rk . Smith, Chair ' . Q JJV ee County Board of Commissioners /4 r 1 ‘ 'A t ATTEST: i I z ;` ' i tjj ';'‘ \- -',1;1' \* g fer G. IT Clerk to the Board •:, '',`r c<.;.