Resolution 539-2002
MAYOR DIXIE M. SPEHAR
RESOLUTION NO. 539-2002
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY IN
RECOGNITION OF THE LATE EUGENE "GENE" SHINKEVICH
WHEREAS, Eugene "Gene" Shinkevich, passed away on November 1, 2002, at the age of 83; and
WHEREAS, Eugene was born and raised in Hamtramck, Michigan, attended Wayne State University, and
worked as a mechanical engineer until he served in the U.S. Navy as a design engineer from 1942 to 1944; and
WHEREAS, Eugene was vice-president of Baker Brothers from 1960 to 1965 and established Warren
Design Co. in 1965 in Warren, Michigan. He was president of Family Lapidary Club in Michigan; and
WHEREAS, Eugene was a 16 year resident of Big Pine Key, and known as one of the most outspoken
environmentalists in the Keys; and
WHEREAS, Eugene was president of the Big Pine Key Civic Association from 1991 until 1995, and
chairman of the Florida Keys Citizens Coalition from 1995 until 2000. In his roles with those groups, he served as a
chief watchdog for the flora and fauna of the Keys; and
WHEREAS, whether fighting against the widening of the 18-Mile Stretch, the construction of
condominiums in environmentally sensitive areas, the electrification of No Name Key, or challenging aspects of
Monroe County's land use plan, Eugene was there; and
WHEREAS, Eugene is survived by his beloved wife Marie, daughters Michealine Myers and Natalie
Quill, sons Peter Shinkevich and Michael Shinkevich, and their families, and Michael Morris, who was raised in the
family, and his wife; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1: Hereby adopts this Resolution as an expression to the family of their deepest sympathy in
the passing of the late Eugene Shinkevich, and in great appreciation of the service he gave to his community.
Section 2:
Board's sorrow.
Forwards a copy of this Resolution to the family of Eugene Shinkevich expressing the
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a
meeting of said Board held on the 20th day of November, A.D., 2002.
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