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Letters to Tacoma City Hall support Weyerhaeuser Park along Thea Foss Waterway Article By Todd Matthews, Editor Image Courtesy BCRA / City of Tacoma Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission and the Foss Waterway Development Authority (FWDA) have received overwhelming support for an effort under way to name a waterfront park along Thea Foss Waterway after the late George H. Weyerhaeuser, Jr. — a Tacoma civic booster and member of the Weyerhaeuser family (see "Foss Waterway park could be named to honor Tacoma booster George Weyerhaeuser Jr.," Tacoma Daily Index, Nov. 7, 2014). Weyerhaeuser was born on Nov. 19, 1953, and raised in Lakewood. Weyerhaeuser earned a bachelor's degree from Yale University, and a master's degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, before he joined the family's eponymous, now-115-year-old timber company in 1978. He held a number of executive positions at the company until he retired in 2008. He died following a heart attack on April 14, 2013, while aboard his boat on Thea Foss Waterway in Tacoma. He was 59 years old. Weyerhaeuser was also a long-time Tacoma supporter to who advocated for a number of waterfront projects. "George H. Weyerhaeuser, Jr. genuinely loved the downtown waterfront and was devoted to its improvement for the betterment of the city and its citizen," wrote FWDA Executive Director Su Dowie in an Oct. 27, 2014, letter to Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission nominating to name the park in honor of Weyerhaeuser. "His spirit will always be with us, and so should his name. "George's quiet leadership built marinas, the public esplanade, a park, and two museums, and established an active environmental stewardship program for the waterfront," added Dowie. "The waterway we have today is a direct result of George's dedication and many, many hours of volunteer work and philanthropy." According to documents prepared by City staff, the park is currently unnamed and consists of three parcels on either side of the State Route 509 bridge — 1955 Dock St., 2101 Dock St., and 2119 Dock St.. Two parcels — 2101 Dock St. and 2119 Dock St. — are owned by FWDA, and one parcel — 1955 Dock St. — is owned by the City of Tacoma. The park opened to the public in 2009. It is the former site of a butter tub factory, according to City staff, which became Harmon cabinets and later burned to the ground in the early1990s. Tacoma's Landmarks Preservation Commission reviewed the nomination in December and held a public
hearing in January (see "Public hearing scheduled for proposed Weyerhaeuser park along Thea Foss Waterway," Tacoma Daily Index, Jan. 26, 2015). The public comment period remained open for 30 days following the hearing. The Landmarks Preservation Commission is scheduled to vote on the nomination during a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Weds., March 11, at the Tacoma Municipal Building, 747 Market St., Room 248, in downtown Tacoma. Copies of the agenda and meeting materials are available online at cityoftacoma.org. If the nomination is approved, a recommendation to officially name the park after George H. Weyerhaeuser, Jr. will be forwarded to Tacoma City Council for final approval. Between September 2014 and February 2015, the FWDA and the Landmarks Preservation Commission received 14 letters from 12 individuals and organizations supporting the nomination. Here is a closer look at some of those letters (note: every letter is posted online at tacomadailyindex.com). Susan Warner, Executive Director, Museum of Glass (Sept. 29, 2014) I am pleased to submit this letter to the Landmarks Preservation Committee in support of naming the park at the south end of the Thea Foss Waterway after George H. Weyerhaeuser, Jr., who passed away in April 2013. George was a visionary leader at the Museum of Glass, serving on the board of trustees from 1999 until his death. He served as board chairman from 2004 to 2008. George guided three Museum directors with grace, humor, and good sense. He was a true advocate
for the Museum. In addition to his leadership in the arts community, George was a civic pioneer. He was currently serving as president of the FWDA, a board on which he had served for many years, and was known as being a man who combined a passion for civic betterment with a keen business sensibility. Weyerhaeuser was personally credited for much of the revitalization of the Thea Foss Waterway. From 2006 to 2009, Weyerhaeuser served on the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, based in Geneva, Switzerland, as a senior fellow. George was a true leader in numerous fields — the arts, civic betterment, and global economics. But beyond that, he was an extraordinary person who exemplified what it means to be selfless. He was kind, unassuming, affable, and — most of all — a contributor. I sincerely hope the Landmarks Preservation Committee will choose to honor George H. Weyerhaeuser, Jr. Sally C. Hass, colleague and friend, Weyerhaeuser Company (Oct. 8, 2014) As a 30-year employee of Weyerhaeuser Company, I knew and worked with George Jr. I am also a boater and have had my boat Spirit of Balto in the Thea for 10 years. I very much concur with naming the park after George Jr. as a recognition to both him and his entire family. Luke Curtis, Vice President, Foss Waterway Seaport (Oct. 12, 2014) I enthusiastically endorse the FWDA proposal to name CONTINUED the park at the south of the ON PAGE 2