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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County Supervisor Yvonne B. Burke was showered with plaudits and gifts at her final Board of Supervisors meeting last Tuesday, marking the end of her 16-year tenure as representative of the 2nd District on the five-member board.

Burke, 76, was serenaded by the USC marching band, which paraded into the meeting playing “Fight On!,” “Tusk” and “Conquest.”

Each of her fellow supervisors and several members of the county staff then took turns extolling her achievements, presenting her with flowers and a scroll of recognition.

“She has been one of the individuals who truly inspired me, and many others,” said Supervisor Gloria Molina. “I don’t think that there would have been even today a President-elect Barack Obama had it not been for an Yvonne Burke who was paving the way for that kind of greatness.”

Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky described Burke as a “peacemaker” who brought people and different points of view together.

Yaroslavsky also announced that the board had established a $50,000 scholarship at Cal State Dominguez Hills in her honor. The school is located in Burke’s district, which includes portions of South Los Angeles as well as Inglewood, Culver City and Compton.

Roughly half of Burke’s staff has been asked to stay on for the next 90 days to help with the transition of her successor, state Sen. Mark Ridley-Thomas, D-Los An-geles, said Burke spokesman James Bolden, who is among those remaining temporarily. Burke supported Los Angeles Councilman Bernard Parks against Ridley-Thomas in the recent election.

Burke’s final days in office have been marked by proposals to name various county facilities in her honor.

At today’s meeting, the baseball field at Kenneth Hahn State Recreational Area was renamed the Yvonne B. Burke Sports Complex, and the Ladera Park Community Center was recast as the Yvonne B. Burke Senior and Community Center.

Last week, the board approved the renaming of Admiralty Park in Marina del Rey to the Yvonne B. Burke Park.


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