Resolution 187-1995
Mayor Emeritus Wilhelmina Harvey
RESOLUTION NO. 187-1995
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k RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN
-':IfECOGNITION OF THE LATE BERNIE C. PAPY, JR.
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LLj WHE~E4 Bernie C. Papy, Jr., a native and lifetime resident of Key West, has
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-passed away at the age of 65; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Papy, a graduate of Key West High School, was an outstanding
athlete, excelling in basketball and student activities; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Papy earned a bachelor's degree in business administration
from the University of Florida, and he served three years in the U. S. Coast Guard; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Papy was elected to and represented Monroe County in the
State Legislature in 1965-66 and 1967-68, having first been chosen in a special election
in 1964 to fill the term to which his father was first elected, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Papy had many diverse business activities, including gasoline
distributorship, insurance and real estate; he was a founding partner of Air Sunshine;
and he was involved in the redevelopment that established Key West by the Sea
Condominiums; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Papy was active in many civic organizations including the
former Junior Chamber of Commerce, and the Loyal Order of the Moose; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners desires to recognize the late
Bernie C. Papy, Jr. for his extensive public service and his vast dedication to the
community; now, therefore,
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY. FLORIDA, as follows:
Section 1.
The Board hereby adopts this Resolution as evidence of its regret
and mourning for the passing of the late Bernie C. Papy. Jr. and in recognition of his
extensive dedication and vast public service to the people of Key West and Monroe
County, Florida.
Section 2.
The Board hereby requests the Clerk to forward copies of this
Resolution to Mr. Papy's widow, Marilyn M. Papy, 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 16th day of May,
1995.
Commissioner Douglass
Commissioner Freeman
Commissioner Harvey
Commissioner London
Commissioner Reich
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ATTEST: DANNY L. KOLHAGE. CLERK
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Deputy Clerk
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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