Historical December 1981 report or notice. Original dates, prices and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
A resolution was presented on Oct. 9 to the St. Louis Board of Aldermen by Alderman Dan McGuire commemorating Anna Busch and her many years of community services to the Skinker-DeBaliviere neighborhood.
The resolution reads as follows:
WHEREAS, Mrs.
Anna Busch recently has retired as the Executive Secretary of the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council after eleven years of service, and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Busch has been a member and officer of Washington Heights Neighbors for fifteen years and has ably and actively served that organization, and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Busch was one of the organizers and charter members of the Women for City Living Organization; a charter member of the Crusade Against Crime Organization; a past member and organizer of the Aid to Victims of Crime Organization; co-chairperson of the Medal of Valor Awards in 1974 and 1975; and received three awards from the Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department for citizen involvement, and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Busch has served as a Board Member of the People’s Health Clinic, and Member of the Executive Board of St. Roch Church, and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Busch received the 1981 Outstanding Citizenship Award for her outstanding work in the community from the Harmony Grand Chapter—Order of Eastern Star; and was nominated for the St. Louis Globe-Democrat Woman of Achievement Award and the St. Louis Sentinel Black Woman of the Year Award, both in 1977.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this Honorable Board of Aldermen herewith acknowledges the worth of a citizen such as Mrs.
Anna Busch and applauds her for the contributions she has made to the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council, Washington Heights and to our City over the years; wishes her well in her new position with the Twenty Second Judicial Circuit Court of Missouri and for many more years to continue the type of civic and municipal interest her above partial record reveals, and that a copy hereof be forwarded to Mr. Richmond W. Coburn, Executive Director of the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council.
A plaque was also presented to Anna from the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council at their October meeting.
Original photograph caption
Anna Busch. The Paper, December 1981, page 1. Photographer not credited.
Originally published in The Paper, December 1981.
Read this article in the original newspaper issue.
Original source: SD_Times1981_12.pdf, printed page(s) 1; PDF page(s) 1.
