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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">Please excuse multiple emails with this message.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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is with great sadness that we share the news that former State Library of Ohio Board President Steve Wood, 81, died on July 13, 2021 with Hospice in East Norriton, PA. Steve retired as Director of the Cleveland Heights Public Library in 2008 and from the State
Library Board in 2014. The cause of death was complications following a brief but noble struggle with two related cancers.<o:p></o:p></span></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk77841776"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">The State Library Board recognized Steve at their October 2014 meeting with the following resolution:
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk77841776"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">WHEREAS, Stephen D. Wood has been a member of the State Library Board since 2009 and President of the
State Library Board since 2012; and<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk77841776"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk77841776"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">WHEREAS, throughout his career, Stephen D. Wood has provided an unparalleled level of professional service
to the Ohio library community through his work with the State Library Board, Library Leadership Ohio, the LSTA Advisory Council, OPLIN, the Ohio Library Council, and the Regional Library Systems; and<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk77841776"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">WHEREAS, Stephen D. Wood helped lead the State Library of Ohio through a period of tremendous change,
including budget decreases that impacted not just the State Library, but the entire Ohio library community, shifting legislative priorities, the hiring of a new State Librarian in 2010, and redefining the boundaries of 30 public libraries in order to eliminate
double taxation for library services; and<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk77841776"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk77841776"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">WHEREAS, Stephen D. Wood has contributed in numerous ways to the success of the many programs and services
offered by the State Library;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk77841776"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the members of the Board of the State Library of Ohio, meeting
in regular session this 30th day of October 2014, at Columbus, Ohio, express their individual and collective gratitude and appreciation for Stephen D. Wood.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk77841776"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">In lieu of flowers Wood's family requests that
</span></span><a href="https://heightslibrary.org/services/fund-for-the-future-of-heights-libraries/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk77841776"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif">contributions be made to the
Fund for the Future of Heights Libraries.</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk77841776"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk77841776"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#002E62">Marsha McDevitt-Stredney, Ph.D.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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