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SAF Recognizes Bill Polley
Sonora, CA The Sonora Area Foundation is thanking two of its board members for their service to the community.
Retired Judge Bill Polley and retired healthcare manager Tracy Russell are stepping down from the board of directors.
Polley has lived and worked in Tuolumne County since 1970 and raised four children with his wife Carol. They now have nine grandchildren. Early on, Polley was a personal attorney and advisor for local philanthropist Irving J. Symons, the founder of the Sonora Area Foundation.
Polley was later appointed Superior Court Judge by Governor George Deukmejian in 1989. After retirement, he became a member of the Irving J. Symons Foundation Board, and later the Sonora Area Foundation Board.