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Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
DONE Newsletters 2007
November 26, 2007
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Neighborhood Council Leaders |
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Carol Baker Tharp, General Manager
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Re:
Mayor's Statement on the Death of Carol Baker Tharp
MAYOR ANTONIO R. VILLARAIGOSA, City of Los Angeles
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, November 26, 2007
CONTACT: Gil Duran, (213) 978-1649
MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA'S STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF CAROL BAKER THARP
LOS ANGELES - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today made the following statement concerning the death of Carol Baker Tharp, General Manager of the City of Los Angeles' Department of Neighborhood Empowerment:
"Carol Baker Tharp loved the City of Los Angeles and spent the past year working to strengthen its neighborhoods as the General Manager of the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment.
"Through her entire professional career and decades of community involvement as leader of Coro , the acclaimed non-profit civic affairs leadership training institution, and during her service to USC, Carol maintained the belief that civic engagement is the cornerstone of democracy. She committed her life to expanding power for people.
"Her integrity, intelligence, compassion and humor will be missed.
Though we mourn her passing today, we take comfort in the fact that her work and ideas will continue to yield positive benefits for the people of Los Angeles."
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Carol Baker Tharp, General Manager
done@lacity.org
Department of Neighborhood Empowerment
334-B E. 2nd Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
866 / LA HELPS
213 / 485-1360
213 / 485-4608 fax
done@mailbox.lacity.org
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www.lacityneighborhoods.com
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