MILLENNIUM MOMENT

Newport Beach activist Gwenda Watson’s name is associated in the mind of

most Newport-Mesa residents with that of her husband, Norman Watson,

former head of OCC.

But Gwenda Watson’s energetic efforts on behalf of mentally and

physically disabled children deserve notice in their own right.

Watson served as California chairman of the Council of Volunteer Advisors

for the National Foundation of the March of Dimes. She also helped to

establish the South Coast Child Guidance Clinic, a low-fee treatment

center for emotionally disturbed children.

* MILLENNIUM MOMENT celebrates the people who have made a major

contribution to the Newport-Mesa community during this century.