Resolution 184-2003
Mayor Pro Tern Murray E. Nelson
RESOLUTION NO. 184 2003
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY IN RECOGNITION
OF THE LATE KATHARINE "K" LUISA WILKINSON
WHEREAS, Katharine Luisa Wilkinson, affectionately known to all as "K," passed away on March 26, 2003
at the age of 87; and
WHEREAS, "K" Wilkinson was the daughter of the American Consul to Quito, Ecuador; and
WHEREAS, "K" Wilkinson moved to the Upper Keys in 1936, married Jack Wilkinson in 1937, had three
children, and spent five years living with her family in a beach front tent at Planter, near Tavernier; and
WHEREAS, "K" Wilkinson helped establish Coral Shores High School in the Upper Keys where she later
worked as office manager for 21 years, retiring in 1977, and Coral Shores High School will be honoring "K" by naming
its new administrative wing after her; and
WHEREAS, "K" Wilkinson founded the Upper Keys Chapter of the American Cancer Society after losing her
husband and a son to cancer, and was instrumental in raising $28,000 to purchase a room at the American Cancer
Society's Winn-Dixie Hope Lodge so Monroe County residents could stay at no cost while receiving treatment in
Miami; and
WHEREAS, "K" Wilkinson was active with several groups including the American Red Cross, Mariners
Hospital, the American Legion, the Chi Sigma Sorority, and the Historical Preservation Society of the Upper Keys; the
Tavernier Historical Group, Friends of Old Settlers Park, and the Tavernier Community Association; and
WHEREAS, "K" Wilkinson was awarded the Upper Keys Jaycees Outstanding Senior Citizen of 1991;
"Woman of the Year" by the Florida Commission on the Status of Women; Florida Women's Hall of Fame, 1996; the
Eckerd list of 100 Outstanding Volunteers; Upper Keys Honorary Rotarian, 1991; and the Distinguished Service Award
from the American Cancer Society, 1993; and
WHEREAS, "K"Wilkinson is survived by her son Robert Wilkinson of Jacksonville, Fl; her daughter,
Katharine Pickard, of Jacksonville Beach, FL; her sister, Malaka Russell of Pittsfield, Maine; seven grandchildren, and
13 great grandchildren; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY,
FLORIDA:
Mayor Dixie M. Spehar
Mayor Pro Tern Murray E. Nelson
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Section 1: Hereby adopts this Resolution as an expression to the family of their deepest sympathy in the
passing of the late "K" Wilkinson, and in great appreciation of the service she gave to her community. ......,
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Section 2: Mayor Pro Tern Murray E. Nelson forwards a copy of this Resolution t~e !l1mil)t..Q.f "~
Wilkinson expressing the Board's sorrow and gratitude. oi2::< ~ 0
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, ~@a;~ at a'1neetini5
of said Board held on the 21stl dayof May , A.D., 2003. ~:-'"'~, \) :::D
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