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Resolution 344-2018 RESOLUTION NO. 344 —2018 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA TO HONOR STUART G. NEWMAN WHEREAS, Stuart G. Newman was born in Chicago, 111., April 22, 1922; and moved to South Florida in 1925; WHEREAS, Stuart G. Newman studied at the University of Florida and joined the United States Army Air Corps reserve unit on Oct. 10, 1942; WHEREAS, Stuart G. Newman was called to active service Feb. 15, 1943, and was transferred to England Sept. 12, 1944, as Lt. Stuart Newman serving as a navigator /bombardier aboard a B -17; WHEREAS, Lt. Stuart G. Newman flew 35 missions, including the 20th where his aircraft was shot down over Belgium and he and other crewmembers survived the crash; WHEREAS, after his 35 missions, Lt. Stuart G. Newman returned to South Florida and was a public information officer for the U.S. Air Force, which succeeded the U.S. Army Air Corps. He served as public information officer at the Air Force Rehabilitation Center in a Coral Gables, Florida, building now known as the Biltmore Hotel from May 1945 to December 1945; WHEREAS, after his Army Air Corps /Air Force service, Stuart G. Newman opened his public relations practice on Miami Beach in January 1946; WHEREAS, during his public relations career, Stuart G. Newman has represented a number of Monroe County- oriented businesses and political leaders including the late Marathon Shores developer Phil Sadowski and Congressman Dante Fascell; WHEREAS, Stuart G. Newman and the firm, now known as NewmanPR which also includes his son Andy Newman, have represented Monroe County generic tourism public relations programs through the Monroe County Advertising Commission and the Monroe County Tourist Development Council since Oct. 1, 1980, for more than 38 consecutive years; WHEREAS, Stuart G. Newman and the firm have aided efforts to create awareness of the Florida Keys as a world -class tourism destination; WHEREAS, Stuart G. Newman, accompanied by Andy Newman, is flying on an "Honor Flight" trip to Washington, D.C., on Oct. 27, 2018, along with other veterans of World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War and Mideast conflicts; 1 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA: 1. The board wishes to honor Lt. Stuart G. Newman with this resolution and to proclaim Oct. 27, 2018, as "Lt. Stuart G. Newman Day" in the fabulous Florida Keys. 2. The Board further honors other veterans participating in the flight and pays homage to all veterans who have protected the freedom of the United States of America. 3. The Clerk is hereby directed to forward a certified copy of this resolution to Honor Flight South Florida, P.O. Box 16821, Plantation, FL 33318, Attention: Vet. Lt. Stuart G. Newman. PASSED AND ADOPTED, by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida at a regular meeting of said Board on the 17th day of October, 2018. . Mayor David Rice Yes Mayor Pro Tem Sylvia Murphy Yes 55 Commissioner Heather Carruthers Yes ( � Commissioner Danny Kolhage Yes �� Commissioner George Neugent Yes Y .•=j�? J t BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS "%:_��, , 2 • . OF MONROE Ct. / T \ FLORIDA r tia z tir- , 409T 4uJ ATTEST: KEVIN MADOK, CLERK BY: Mayor D Y David Rice BY: 6 74 " --4 - 1 Deputy Clerk . c tali, • .: [ „„ © MONROE OUNTY ATTORNEY APPR j09)+017,A: . ic t . r RdBERT B. SHIWUNGER, JR. tca CD w � 7 � l ?t • u • .Z Date /71 2