ANTIOCH — After decades of service, Antioch school board member Claire Smith announced her resignation this week.
Smith’s departure will take effect once the Contra Costa County Office of Education receives her written notice.
Smith was unavailable for comment Thursday, but Antioch Unified School District trustee Diane Gibson-Gray said Smith and her husband are moving to Riverside County to be closer to some of their grandchildren, who live just 16 houses away from the Smiths’ new home.
Smith’s fellow board members presented her with a wooden book that opens to show a plaque recognizing her 20 years of service along with an embedded clock.
The district will be losing someone whose memory and longevity made her a valuable repository of in…
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