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JONNY GOMES DAY—JUNE 19,2014
► WHEREAS,Jonny Gomes,who was born in Petaluma, began his baseball career with !?
the Petaluma American Little League, with hopes of someday playing baseball on television as a
major league player; and
WHEREAS,Jonny was drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2001, and played for
the Cincinnati Reds from 2009-2011, the Oakland A's in 2012, and signed with the Boston Red
Sox in 2012 for the 2013-2014 seasons; and
WHEREAS,Jonny has returned to Petaluma each fall to provide instruction to young
ballplayers, and to raise funds for community groups including the Casa Grande High School
baseball and Petaluma Little League organizations; and
WHEREAS, in 2012,Jonny was instrumental in supporting the players and coaches on
the Petaluma National Little League baseball team as they played their way to the Williamsport
World Series as well as raising funds so the player's families could attend the games in
Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS,Jonny will be in Oakland with the World Champion Boston Red Sox team
on Thursday, June 19, 2014 to play against the Oakland A's.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED,that I, David Glass, Mayor of Petaluma,
along with the members of the City Council, do hereby encourage residents to show their thanks
to Jonny Gomes for his support of the Petaluma community by attending the Oakland
A's/Boston Red Sox game on June 19, 2014.
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