It is George W. Owings, III Day

April 11, 2024 (Chesapeake Beach, MD)- During the March 21, 2024 Town Council meeting, the Mayor and Town Council proclaimed that April 11th shall be George W. Owings, III day in the Town of Chesapeake Beach. 

WHEREAS, George W. Owings, III was born on April 11, 1945, grew up in North Beach, Maryland, and proudly referred to himself as a “Beach Kid” and;

WHEREAS, George W. Owings, III was raised in Calvert County, and attended Calvert High School before enlisting and serving in the United States Marine Corps and the Vietnam War from 1964 until 1968 and;

WHEREAS, George W. Owings, III was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 1988 to 2004, when he was appointed by Governor Ehrlich in June of 2004 as Secretary of the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs, and;

WHEREAS, George W. Owings, III being an advocate of our first responders, testified, along with Mayor Mahoney, North Beach Volunteer Fire Department Chief Mills, and late President Weber before the Maryland State Senate, to rename the Fishing Creek Bridge, the Fallen Heroes Bridge, and;

WHEREAS, George W. Owings, III believed in service and with vigor fought for this Country, State, County, and the Twin Beaches, and;

WHEREAS, George W. Owings, III played a vital role in the Town as one of the founders of the Town’s annual Stars and Stripes Festival, and; 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council of Chesapeake Beach, that April 11 of every year shall be George W. Owings, III Day in the Town of Chesapeake Beach, Maryland and;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Town Council of Chesapeake Beach that the Town’s annual Stars and Stripes Festival will be herein known as the 'George W. Owings, III Stars and Stripes Festival'.

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