Suisun City Seniors Honored for Volunteerism

Two Suisun City residents received recognition for their outstanding community service Tuesday.

Lyle Winters, Jr. and Murray Bass were each honored with a Living Legacy Award for their unique and dedicated contributions.

 Winters was recognized for his work at the .

“I do a little bit of everything there,” he said.

Winters has served on the board of the center’s Suisun Senior Partners for years under many different titles. He said he started going to the senior center to get his dad out of the house 25 years ago. Now he enjoys going to the center for himself and to encourage other seniors. Karen Mickens, senior center coordinator, nominated him for the award.

Bass was recognized for his service on various community organizations including the Fairfield-Suisun Arts Council and the Solano Community Foundation. He is also the president of Tools for Learning for Children, a nonprofit dedicated to helping preschool-aged kids with phonics.

“Somebody has to help the kids get the foundations to succeed in life, and that’s what we do,” said Bass.

The Senior Coalition of Solano County began to partner with various senior-based groups in 2010 for the Living Legacy Awards.  The event, held at the Joseph A. Nelson Community Center, honored 29 seniors from Suisun City, Benicia, Dixon, Fairfield, Rio Vista, Vacaville, and Vallejo. Recipients were recognized in the areas of Community Spirit; Social Innovation; Exceptional Caregiver; Intergenerational Influence and Impact; and Generative Age and Productivity.

CORRECTION: The name of Karen Mickens, Senior Center Coordinator, is corrected.