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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
COMMEMORATING THE LIFE, MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS PIONEERING SPIRIT OF LLOYD WILLIAM SHEPARD
WHEREAS, Lloyd W. Shepard represented the best qualities of citizenship and humanity through his life-long work as an Omega Man, entrepreneur, a businessman and as a community leader who fought tirelessly for social justice and equal opportunity for all. When he died at the age of 74 he left behind a family, countless friends and a community enriched for having known him; and
WHEREAS, Lloyd W. Shepard was born and began his education in Topeka, Kansas; he graduated from Topeka High School, earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Washburn University and joined the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. Later, Lloyd continued his studies at DePaul University and Northeastern Illinois University, after moving to Evanston; and
WHEREAS, Lloyd W. Shepard will long be remembered for his work promoting economic opportunity and equality. It was that belief that lead him to form L.W. Shepard and Associates, a business that worked to promote opportunity for economically-disadvantaged business owners and to insure that they were included in the city of Evanston's procurement and contracting opportunities; and
WHEREAS, Lloyd W. Shepard later brought his talents to the city of Evanston when he took on the task of Business Development Coordinator, where he played a major role in insuring that the city achieve compliance with their a minority-owned, women-owned and Evanston-based business contracts; and
WHEREAS, Lloyd W. Shepard successfully worked on the Minority Business Development Committee for nearly a decade monitoring the projects closely for compliance. One of his major accomplishments there was establishing guidelines and procedures to assist the city in achieving its goals to hire minority companies. Under his watch Evanston routinely met and often surpassed its annual target participation rate; and
WHEREAS, Llo...
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