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UUAIUJ ur' CUUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: June J R.?003
Division:
District 1
Bulk Item: Yes
No
Department: Motor Dixie M. Spehar
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Re!'olution to honor the men'\ory and the community service of Eugene (Gene) R. Lytton, Sr., who
passed away on June 91", 2003
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Eugene R. r _ytton, Sr. was ,\ County Commissi<mer from 1986 to 1990. !;erving both as Mayor Pro Tern
and Mayor during his term. lIe was involved with education and community service organizations
because he liked people and wanted to do what he could for his fellow man.
PREVIOUS RKI...I~V ANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGnF..RMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RRCOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST:
BUDGETED: Yes
No
COST TO COUNTY:
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCIN{;: Yes
No
AMOUNT PER MONTH
Yen
APPROVED 8Y: County Atly L OMD/Purchasing _ Risk Management_
DIVISION DIRECTOR APl'I{OV AL: ~ /-.; },.,. ~ I J..",-
~ Mayor Dixie . Spehar
DOCUMENT A TION:
Included X
To Follow
Not Required_
AGENDA ITEM ~ Q .J J----
DISPOSITION:
Revi~ed 1/03
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MAYOR DlXlE M. SPEHAR
RESOLUTION NO. -2003
A RESOLUTION OF THE 80ARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTV IN
RECOGNITION OF THE LATE EUGENE RICHARD LYTTON, Sa.
WHEREAS, Eugene "Oene" R. LYttOn, n. pusecl away on June 9th. 2003 in the Fannin R.egional
HosplQllft Slue Ridge. O8OrJia; and
WIIEJlR4C, Clene receIved hi, bu!c educ:a!ion in D8de eou"C)', Florida and p-edualcd from die old St.
Mary's Hlah School. He received his B.A. in History ftOm SaJ\Ie Relina University in Newport. R.I.; and
WHEREAS. H. joined dte U.S. C08!t Guard in 1930, redrins as a L1eurenant; Iftd
WHlIlEAS, Gene mided on CU~oe key for mMY years and was active in man)! organtDtions. He was
chalnnlUt of the Suprloaf Elementary Sehool Advisory Commiu.ee, prclident of the United States Propeller Club-
Pon of){ey West and the Bla Pine Key Lioas Club. He was on the Board of DireclOl'S of me Tax Payers League of
rho Florida Keys IIld 1bc Big Pine Key Olaprer of the DA V .
WHEREAS, Oene was acccpted for lifetime ,"rus as a Cenified Public Purc:haslns Officer b)l the
NadoMI Iftstitllte of Governmental Purehatin,. The de. ignition of CPPO is the hiaheal status granted by the
InstiNte and reco8lllUd nationally as a moae prestigious credential ill the public JlUI'ChasiDg field; and
WHEREAS, Gene wu eleoted 10 the Botrd of(;ounty Commll.loners Dlstrier 2 seat in 1986 IIIld served
WKil 1990. He was County Mayor from 1987 to 1988; and
WHEREAS, Gene is survived by his beloved wife Cadlmne Lowe L~; one daughter and son-in-law. Joan
Claudefte and Ret. Commandtr ll1clt Schaffer; lOllS anet dlu&htm-In law, RcL Lt. tuaenc "Rick" Jr. and Julie
Rerlae Lytton, p, Joseph and Jlt.qUeline LyUon. it step-son. Pbilip Lowe. one brother and sister-in-law, Jerry and
Barbara Lyaon, plua .iabt II'IIIdchildren; now, therefor.
BE IT RESOLVED 11IAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Seeeion I: Hereby Idopts this Rcsoludon as an ellpressicm to the f'amll)' of their deepest sympathy in
the passhtg oflhc late Gene Lynon.lIleS in 111M appreclllioD of the service he lave to his community.
Section 1:
Forwards I copy ofthiJ Resolution to the family ofGme L)II1on oxpressing the Board's
sorrow,
PASSED AND ADOPTED by che Bowd of County Comb!issionelS of Monroe County, Florida, at a
meeting ofllid Board held Oft the 11th day of June, A.D., 2003.
Mayor DixIe M. Spehar
Mayor Pro Tan Murray E. Nelson
Commissioner George Neqent
Commissioner Ch.....s "Sonny" McCoy
Commissioner David P. Rkc
(SIlAL)
Attesl: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, Cl~rk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY. FLORIDA
By
By
Mayor/Chainnan
Deputy Clerk
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