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Wall of Recognition Honorees Officially Enshrined

by Capo Dispatch
July 25, 2014 2:47PM - Updated on March 27, 2016 11:20PM
in EYE ON SJC, News
Wall of Recognition Honorees Officially Enshrined

(From L to R) San Juan Capistrano Mayor Sam Allevato with four of the five newest inductees into the city’s Wall of Recognition, Gwen Vermeulen, Wayne Howard, Laura Freese and Dick Paulsen. Howard’s wife, Shirley, was also added to the display. Courtesy of the city of San Juan Capistrano

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(From L to R) San Juan Capistrano Mayor Sam Allevato with four of the five newest inductees into the city’s Wall of Recognition, Gwen Vermeulen, Wayne Howard, Laura Freese and Dick Paulsen. Howard’s wife, Shirley, was also added to the display. Courtesy of the city of San Juan Capistrano
(From L to R) San Juan Capistrano Mayor Sam Allevato with four of the five newest inductees into the city’s Wall of Recognition, Gwen Vermeulen, Wayne Howard, Laura Freese and Dick Paulsen. Howard’s wife, Shirley, was also added to the display. Courtesy of the city of San Juan Capistrano

Compiled by Brian Park

For their commitment and volunteer work to make San Juan Capistrano a better place a live and work, five residents had their names officially added to the city’s Wall of Recognition.

Laura Freese, Shirley and Wayne Howard, Dick Paulsen and Gwen Vermeulen were honored during a special ceremony at the San Juan Capistrano Community Center on Thursday, July 17.

Freese is a former San Juan Capistrano city councilwoman who has remained a vocal advocate for businesses, especially with the ongoing construction of the Interstate 5/Ortega Highway interchange project.

Shirley Howard is a member of the Mission’s Woman’s Guild, the Woman’s Club of San Juan Capistrano and the Historical Society. Wayne Howard, a U.S. Navy veteran, is a member of the American Legion Post 721, the Historical Society and has served with the Associated Senior Action Program, a group of senior volunteers who support the city’s Police Services. The Howards are active members of the San Juan Senior Club and have helped feed the city’s seniors.

Paulsen is vice president of the Open Space Foundation, which has built and funded several of the city’s newest parks, including the Dr. Joe Cortese Dog Park and the Reata Park and Event Center.

Vermeulen has been the secretary for the Historical Society for nearly 40 years and volunteers at Mission Basilica Church every Monday to count collected donations from Sunday Mass.

Both Paulsen and Vermeulen were also named Man and Woman of the Year during the Chamber of Commerce’s installation dinner and awards banquet on Thursday, July 10.

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