Simitian Delivers 2019 State of the County Address, Focused on Healthcare

State of the County remarks

-S. Joseph Simitian President, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors

"My paternal grandparents were unassuming people. Hagop and Arous Simitian—a tailor and a seamstress respectively. Armenian immigrants, who like most Americans, struggled mightily during the Great Depression."

"For a time they both lived and worked in a two room tailor shop in New York City. At night the shade came down, the cots came out; Grandma and Aunt Virginia in the back, Grandpa and Dad in the front. They were modestly educated people, but like most grandparents I think, they seemed wise as well as kind."

"And for reasons I can’t quite fathom, a particular piece of grandfatherly advice has stayed with me throughout my life: 'Take care of your health, Joey. It’s the most important thing.'"

For a complete copy of the County Supervisor Joe Simitian's remarks from the 2019 State of the County Address, click here.