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Clerk 10/03/2007
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AN ORDINANCE naming the Inpatient Expansion Building at 410 Ninth Avenue in the Harborview Medical Center campus the Norm Maleng Building, in honor of the late Norm Maleng, King County Prosecuting Attorney and revered community member.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. Findings:
A. The Honorable Norm Maleng served as King County prosecuting attorney for 28 years, having first been elected in 1978, and then re-elected to seven additional terms. During that time he earned the respect and admiration of employees and elected officials in all levels of government, of representatives of the medical profession and members of the healthcare sector and of the wider community.
B. Norm Maleng was born in Acme, Washington, in Whatcom County. His early life on a small dairy farm, and his boyhood experiences in that community, instilled values in him concerning work, service to others and honesty that guided him throughout his life.
C. Norm Maleng was educated at the University of Washington, earning his baccalaureate in Economics. After service in the United States Army, he returned to the University of Washington and earned his law degree there, serving as Editor of the Law Review.
D. Throughout his life, Norm Maleng worked tirelessly to improve the justice system and to emphasize the importance of prevention and therapeutic options for youth, for individuals affected by substance abuse, and for persons suffering from mental illness. He strove to protect victims of domestic violence and to improve both public health and public safety, through innovative programs in the prosecuting attorney's office and through cooperative efforts with a wide range of individuals and institutions in the public sector.
E. Following the death of Norm and Judy Maleng's daughter, Karen Maleng, in 1989 at Harborview Medical Center, the Malengs served as ambassadors in the community, speaking on behalf of the...
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