VASHON ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT #402
King County, Washington
RESOLUTION No. 656
A RESOLUTION OF THE Board of Directors of Vashon island School
District No. 402, King County, Washington, directing that the baseball
field at Vashon Island High School bear the official name “Jim Martin Field”.
WHEREAS, James Scott Martin was born in 1929 and had a love of baseball that inspired a playing career that culminated in his serving as the starting center fielder, leadoff batter and captain of the University of Montana Grizzlies baseball team; and
WHEREAS, Jim Martin spent the last 25 years of his life sharing his passion for baseball with Vashon youth, developing training programs for young umpires, promoting baseball through the Vashon Parks District and serving as assistant coach and head coach at Vashon Island High School; and
WHEREAS, Jim Martin used his considerable persuasive skills developed during his 30-year career selling lumber, plywood and other wood products to collaborate with local businesses and to acquire or construct improvements to the baseball facilities at Vashon Island High School including new dugouts and equipment storage structures, batting cages, and other facilities; and
WHEREAS, Jim Martin selflessly donated personal resources and countless hours leading volunteer work parties to perform daily maintenance of the Vashon baseball fields,
WHEREAS, Jim Martin has served as a head coach or assistant coach for the Vashon High School baseball team for many years; and
WHEREAS, Jim Martin believed deeply in teaching equally both athletic skills and life skills for boys and girls such as leadership, dedication to hard work and sportsmanship that serve as well as adults; and
WHEREAS, Jim Martin’s selflessness towards his community, his contributions to Vashon Youth Baseball and the baseball program of the Vashon Island School District exemplify the values the Vashon Island School District seeks to promote.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of Directors hereby authorizes that the baseball field at Vashon Island High School bear the official name “Jim Martin Field”.
ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of Vashon Island School District
No. 402, King County, Washington, at a regular meeting thereof
held on March 10, 2011, the undersigned being present and voting:
Secretary, Board of Directors
