Tragic Loss of County Supervisor Wilma Chan

Dear Editor:

The Board of the Castro Valley/Eden Area Chamber of Commerce is deeply saddened by the tragic loss of Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan.  

I fondly remember Supervisor Chan as a real champion of the Castro Valley/Eden Area Chamber of Commerce and others within her District, speaking in support of our mission to serve the community.  She was a true advocate for the community, always seeking new ways to serve the under served or improve how it was being done.  I stood next to her at the recent Cherryland Community Center Ribbon Cutting Ceremony when we celebrated another shared success.  Supervisor Chan will be missed, both personally and professionally, by those who were privileged to know her. Our thoughts are prayers are with her two children, two grandchildren, loved ones and friends.

Wednesday night Eden Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) Tyler Dragoni and Michael Freed, along with Cindy Torres Vice President of CVEA Chamber with friends from the Native American Health Center placed three candles at the place of the accident signifying District 3 that Supervisor Chan represented with a determined mind set and tender heart for those she served.

She will be missed.

–David Gehrke, President, CVEA Chamber of Commerce, San Lorenzo