Resolution 341-1999
Mayor Wilhelmina G. Harvey
RESOLUTION NO. 1LLl -1999
FILED FOR RECOiORESOLUTION IN RECOGNITION OF THE
99 AUG 13 PH f~]E PENELOPE "PENNY" ANN ROSAM-RICE
~' "EAs~i:';~Q:lpe Ann Rosam-Rice, affectionately known as UPenny. passed away
unexp :\., ." Sid., 1999, at the age of 59; and
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WHEREAS, Penny was a 25 year employee of the Monroe County Attorney's office and was
Office Manager for five County attorneys.
WHEREAS, Penny was a dedicated employee who exemplified the ideals of public service and
performed her numerous duties with the highest levels of trust, skill and integrity; and treated all
people with patience, respect and dignity; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Harvey remembers with love the many nights Penny shared at the Harvey
home when the girls gathered for slumber parties; and
WHEREAS, Penny was a sixth-generation Conch; valedictorian of the Key West High School
class of 1956, and was a 1958 graduate of Stetson University; and
WHEREAS, Penny was a 10 year alumni advisor to the Phi Mu House at the University of
Florida; past president of Key West Jr. Woman's Club; a member of the Order of the Eastern Star
Fern Chapter 21 Key West, and past president of the Panhellenic Society of Key West; and
WHEREAS, Penny was devoted to her family and leaves her husband, mother, daughter,
sons, grandchildren, many loving family members and many, many friends to cherish her memory;
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 Penelope U Penny" Ann Rosam-Rice, a great and warm-hearted woman.
Section 2. The Board hereby requests the Mayor to forward copies of this Resolution to
her beloved husband, Peter Rice; her mother, Mrs. Merville Rosam, and 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 said Board held on the 21st day of July, 1999.
Mayor Wilhelmina G. Harvey
'oner Shirley Freeman
r George Neugent
Mary Kay Reich
Nora Willia,ms
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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Mayor/Chairman .'
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