Resolution 107-1997
Mayor Emeritus Wilhelmina Harvey
RESOLUTION NO. 107 -1997
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA IN RECOGNITION OF THE LATE
"MISS" SARAH ANN BETHEL
WHEREAS, Sarah Ann Bethel, a resident of Key West since the age of seventeen, has passed
away at the age of 103; and
WHEREAS, "Miss" Bethel arrived from the Bahamas when only a teenager and stayed to
make her home and raise her family in her new home town; and
WHEREAS, "Miss" Bethel was the proud Grandmother of five, great-Grandmother of eight.
and great-great-Grandmother of one; and
WHEREAS, "Miss" Bethel always remained active, working for the good of her community, her
church, the Church of Glad Tidings, and her fellow citizens, giving her time and attention to those less
fortunate than herself;
WHEREAS, Wednesday, September 18, 1996, was proclaimed as "MISS" SARAH BETHEL DAY in
appreciation and admiration of the life and work of "Miss" Bethel; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
Section 1.
The Board hereby adopts this Resolution as evidence of its regret and
mouming for the passing of the late Sarah Ann Bethel and in recognition of her dedication to the
City of Key West and Monroe County, Florida.
Section 2.
The Board hereby requests the Clerk to forward copies of this Resolution to Ms.
Bethel's family to express the Board's sorrow.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a
regular meeting of the Board held on the 19 tf1cjay of March , 1;t?7. ~
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