Second of three parts.
Re: “Hudson Naming Is Not Closing”
“Rick Hudson,” said a man who knew him for years, “what an amazing guy for kids.”
Ask anyone who observed Mr. Hudson, the popular amateur coach in the last years before his sudden death 17 months ago, and the assessments will be similarly glowing.
Try to get a baseball field named for Mr. Hudson, though, and the faces uniformly turn dreary.
Numerous people interviewed will attest that the coach and owner of Culver Glass is deserving – all except the people assigned to the naming, the Parks and Recreation Commission.
They complained to the City Council that the guidelines for honoring community members – naming space or buildings in their honor – was not clear enough.
“Since when?” asked the puzzled, frustrated Hudson friend quoted above.
“What should the guidelines be – that 20 or 50 or 100 people will testify that the person was an honorable citizen who made a specific, measurable difference in Culver City?
“How,” he asked, “do you quantify that?
“I mean, his family and friends hope that a field at Bill Botts Field will be named Rick Hudson Field? This would be a tremendous, inspiration honor for those who knew Rick, and for people unfamiliar with him.
“I dare anyone to measure against the accomplishments of other men in amateur sports. Look at how beloved Rick was. Don’t try to weigh him, his value, against others. An honorable man, Rick was a hero to many. He deserves to have a field named for him.”
(To be continued)
Coach Rick Hudson a man who helped young people and our entire community. The city policy 2006-R089 and revision 001 are more than adequate for this issue since 12-11-06. Other commissions did not seem to have a problem with this policy. Maybe this whole issue is more political than anything else.The commission and city council need to moved forward and honor him for all his contributions to our community.