BART Dedicates Fremont Station Clock Tower.FREMONT Fremont (frē`mŏnt). 1 City (1990 pop. 173,339), Alameda co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1956. Long an agricultural center, with champagne vineyards founded (1870) by Leland Stanford, it still ships fruits and vegetables. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 1998--BART in conjunction with the Fremont Bank today dedicated a newly constructed 40-foot clock tower, commemorating com·mem·o·rate tr.v. com·mem·o·rat·ed, com·mem·o·rat·ing, com·mem·o·rates 1. To honor the memory of with a ceremony. See Synonyms at observe. 2. To serve as a memorial to. former BART Director George M. Silliman for his many years of public service. Silliman, who was a member of the BART Board during its early days, from 1962 to 1974, was president of the Board when the system opened in 1972. He passed away last year. BART Director Tom Blalock Bla·lock , Alfred 1899-1964. American surgeon who developed surgical techniques for repairing congenital defects of the heart and associated blood vessels. , representing Fremont, Newark, and Union City on the transit system's board of directors, officiated at the dedication event which culminated in the unveiling of a commemorative plaque A commemorative plaque, or simply plaque, is a plate of metal, ceramic, stone, wood, or other material, typically attached to a wall, stone, or other vertical surface, and bearing text in memory of an important figure or event. placed on the tower. Blalock said the new clock tower was donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. by the Fremont Bank. It cost about $50,000. The project began over a year ago as an outgrowth of discussions between Blalock and the former president of the Fremont Bank, Morris Hyman, on the bank's desire to pay special recognition to Silliman for his years of public service and his work to improve public transportation in the Bay Area. Silliman had also served on the Newark City Council and was a long-time employee and director of the bank. The dedication ceremony was held at 10 a.m. |
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