Monica Jones, front row right, receives a resolution passed by Patterson City Council on Tuesday to honor her husband, Housing Authority board member Frank "Percy" Jones, who died March 9. Also shown in front, from left, are Councilmen John Rentrop and Travis Darnell, who was Jones' great nephew. Back row: Mayor Rodney Grogan, Councilman Lee Condolle and Councilwoman Sandra K. Turner. Councilman Joe Russo wasn't present.
Patterson council pays respects to housing authority member
PATTERSON — A resolution of respect, a fairly routine event at local government meetings to honor officials or employees who have died, turned into a tearful event at Tuesday’s City Council meeting