MILLENNIUM MOMENT

Newport Beach builder Gen. William Lyon is known not only for leading one

of the nation’s biggest residential development firms, but also for his

contributions to local culture.

Lyon, the former co-owner of AirCal, was chief of the Air Force Reserve

from 1975 to 1979. As chairman of the board and chief executive officer

of The William Lyon Co., he was named Professional Builder magazine’s

“Builder of the Year” in 1983.

His philanthropic activities -- from the Boy Scouts of America to the

Irvine Barclay theater, the Volunteer Center and the Orange County

Performing Arts Center -- have been extensive. He was recognized in

August of this year by Center Stage, a support group for the center, for

his contributions to the arts.

* MILLENNIUM MOMENT celebrates the people who have made a major

contribution to the Newport-Mesa community during this century.