Title
Proclamation Declaring February 21, 2017 as David Needle Day. (City Manager 2110)
Body
Proclamation
In Memorium
Whereas, Dave Needle was born in New York, and made Alameda his home. Dave arrived in Alameda over 40 years ago, in 1974, where he met Margo, his soulmate; and
Whereas, he started his career at the Naval Air Station, Alameda (NAS) as an engineer, and went on to selflessly give of himself to the community, drawing on his entrepreneurial spirit to assume leadership roles in groups working to mitigate aircraft noise in Alameda, and to guide development here; and
Whereas, a major accomplishment was his detailed analysis of and debate with proponents of the SunCal housing initiative at Alameda Point, that was later defeated by the citizens of Alameda; and
Whereas, as a member of Citizens League for Airport Safety and Serenity (C.L.A.S.S.), the citizen group working with the Oakland International Airport, Dave represented participants in the noise settlement agreements between the Cities of Alameda and Berkeley and the Port of Oakland. He wrote computer programs now used by citizens and the airport to track and identify overflights, and helped analyze and resolve the FedEx nighttime cargo noise at Oakland International Airport and the AC Transit bus noise in Alameda; and
Whereas, during his career, Dave worked at Tandem and Apple, but it was as a video game designer and inventor where Dave's talents really shined; and
Whereas, Dave was instrumental in the formation and success of several hardware platforms, including the Amiga, and two computers he co-created, the Atari Lynx and the 3DO. As an inventor, he held numerous patents in the video game arena, as well as several other industries; and
Whereas, sadly, David Needle passed on February 20, 2016.
Now, therefore be it resolved, that I, Trish Herrera Spencer, Mayor of the City of Alameda, hereby proclaim Tuesday, February 21, 2017 as
David Needle Day
in the City of Alameda and encourag...
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