HomeMy WebLinkAbout06.a.2) (Handout) General Manager Additional Written AnnouncementsBoard Meeting of May 2, 2013
Additional Written Announcements:
Board Member Passing
g) Passing of Former Board Member Mario M. Menesini
Former Board Member Mario M. Menesini passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at the
age of 91. Dr. Menesini retired from the Board on December 7, 2012, after having served
on the District Board of Directors for 20 years.
Born and raised in Martinez, Mario earned a Bachelor's Degree in Geology and Zoology
from St. Mary's College, a Master's Degree in Marine Biology from University of the
Pacific, and a Doctorate in Science Education from U.C. Berkeley. He taught chemistry,
physics and physiology in local high schools and universities, and authored and co-
authored several text books.
During his two decades on the Board, Mario actively supported the District's continual
upgrade of services and facilities, including the Ultraviolet Disinfection Facility, the
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Facility, the Environmental Laboratory, and the
new Collection System Operations Headquarters. Perhaps his greatest contribution is the
fervor with which he championed Central San's public outreach and student education
programs.
Mario actively served as a volunteer for several other community groups that
complemented his service at Central San. He was a co- founder of the Environmental
Alliance in 1990, formed to provide assistance to teachers and schools with
environmental education programs. He participated in the U.S. Navy Concord Arms
Depot Restoration Advisory Board. The knowledge he gained there was put to use when
Central San began evaluating sewerage and recycled water alternatives for the proposed
development of the Concord Naval Weapons Station. Mario participated in the San
Francisco Estuary Project where the impacts of human development to the Bay Delta
system are considered and evaluated. And he was a member of the Contra Costa
County Historical Society and arranged for a display of the history of the District to be
featured in their downtown Martinez building.
Whenever asked how he was doing by staff at Central San, Mario's response was, "Like a
tiger!"
That tiger will be missed.