Resolution 025-1999
Mayor Wilhelmina Harvey
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A RESOLUTION IN RECOGNITION OF THE E;p?f SJ a
LATE EVA PLOWMAN NAVARRO rrl::'lt:-:: I "
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WHEREAS, Eva Plowman Navarro, a great friend and community benti~ss ~ ~roe
County passed away on December 25, 1998; and ;~~ = ~
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WHEREAS, while her husband Dan helped to improve commercial ccidi~s = tvi3hroe
County and Key West. the title of Grand Dame of our City was conferred upon our most elegar1'r and
leading lady, the Honorable Eva Navarro.
WHEREAS, Eva Navarro led the city and county in its civic life. She and the late, Janice White,
kept locals and tourists alike well entertained with symphony orchestras, vocalists and individuals that
performed here all winter long.
WHEREAS, Eva was available whenever help was needed. She worked with the American
Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Cancer Association, the Polio March of Dimes, and many, many
other worthwhile causes.
WHEREAS, one of Eva's most lasting contribution will be the Women's Club of Key West Cook
Book. Club members and club presidents, Eva Navarro and Emily Goddard gave the most poetic
and picturesque land marks of the city, and the most exotic recipes of all times. The Key West Cook
Book became so famous that it traveled with our only local, Ms. Minnie Porter Harris, on the National
Womens Club Board all over Europe and the World.
WHEREAS, Eva was a highly regarded member of the Florida Keys community, known for her
love of family and friends, and dedication to the many worthwhile projects in which she was
involved; 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
mourning for the passing of the late Eva Plowman Navarro and in recognition of her extensive
dedication and vast public service to the people of Monroe County.
Section 2. The Board hereby requests the Clerk to forward copies of this Resolution to Eva
Navarro's family expressing the Board's sincere condolences.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida, at a
regular meeting of said Board held on the 13th day of January, 1999.
------Mayor Wilhelmina Harvey
~.'<,"'-" .Gommissioner Shirley Freeman
;i;.~~'ii;/ ::Com'~issioner George Neugent
""":!f\ 'j"'C;omlTlissioner Mary Kay Reich
~~'7ihs"mmfSSioner Nora Williams
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Attest: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, Clerk
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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