Resolution on the Death of Lieby Bouchard

R-4 FIRST IN COUNCIL January 22, 2024 City of Cambridge VICE MAYOR MCGOVERN WHEREAS: The City Council was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Lieby Bouchard who passed away on December 29, 2023, at the age of 87; and WHEREAS: Lieby led a life of service and her dedication to those in need transcended almost everything else in her life; and WHEREAS: Lieby served as the Project Director of the Harvard Square Churches Meal Program for thirty years, from 1983 to 2013, and upon retirement, continued to be an integral part of the program as a volunteer; and WHEREAS: In 2010, Lieby was granted a Lifetime Achievement Award for “Extraordinary Community Service to the People of Cambridge” from the Cambridge Volunteer Clearinghouse; and WHEREAS: Lieby will be warmly remembered by colleagues, volunteers, and guests of the Thursday Night Meal as the creative, positive force behind the 42-year life of the Harvard Square Churches Meal Program; and WHEREAS: Lieby will be missed by all those whose lives she touched and brightened, especially her beloved husband of sixty years, Alfred Bouchard; now therefore be it RESOLVED: That the City Council formally go on record expressing its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Lieby Bouchard for their tremendous loss; and be it further RESOLVED: That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward a suitably engrossed copy of this resolution to the family of Lieby Bouchard on behalf of the entire City Council. In City Council January 22, 2024. Adopted as amended by a yea and nay vote:- Yeas 9; Nays 0; Absent 0. Attest:- Diane P. LeBlanc, City Clerk A true copy; ATTEST:- Diane P. LeBlanc, City Clerk