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. MEMO DATE: TO: FROM: RE: October 2, 2003 Honorable Mayor and Council Members Mary Capra Lifetime Achievement Award Nomination ...................................................................................... Background: Per our discussion at our last council meeting please find enclosed the information regarding the Lifetime Achievement nominee Chauncey Barett. In addition to the information attached included is information I received during the interview process for Mr. Barett's nomination. Through the interview process I had an opportunity to speak with several different individuals and relatives to better understand what contributions to the community of Centerville Mr. Barett made. It became evident in the begjnnine of each interview Mr. Barett was a person who always took on "life's reasonability's with grace and dedication to do his best. He never complained about the hardships he had to filce and always took up his lot in life with a good heart and a spirit of "faith will guide me through. " He was a man of his beliefs and lived by the examples he had learned through his faith. Chauncey was a meniber of the Catholic Order of Foresters this group served the entire com11l1lnity in a variety of ways. It was also known in Centerville for its dedication to see that no child went without a holiday present during Christmas season. They organized and held holiday parties for the children of the area. Information on the Catholic Order of Foresten: COFs commitment to caring began in 1883 at Holy Family Parish in Chicago, Illinois. Back then, impoverished immigrtints were streaming into the United States, seeking a better life. When tragedy struck andfamilies lost their breadwinner, friends and neighbors typically collected money for burial expenses and to keep survivors from starving. Those making burial collections gradually formed associations, usually based on religious or ethnic backgrounds. Often "these societies became focal points for community life. Catholic Order of Foresters grew from this futmdation and, for more than a century, has helped thousands of individ1Jals, families, and communities in need. It has been said that Chauncey served the comm1mity in Centerville as a quiet man behind the sense making it happen for those in need. Francis Burque who has received the Lifetime Achievement Award for his government service had told many within the city that he worked side by side with Chauncey within the com11l1m1ty of Centerville. These two men had carried on the tradition of caretakers of the COm11l1Jtlity of Centerville throughout their lifetime. Many residents and family said if Francis couldn't me it something happen to help out a person or family, Chauncey would.