Resolution 607-1989
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Commissioner Wilhelmina G. Harvey
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,~RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMIS-
ts~NERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, IN
~COGNITION OF THE LATE HILARIO RAMOS.
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WHEREA~, on October 14, 1989, Hilario Ramos, a Key West
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liquor wholesaler and the owner of the Southernmost House, died
of cancer at the age of 82, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ramos came to Key West at the age of 10 from
his hometown of Llanes in Asturias, Spain, and although he
learned to speak English fluently, he retained a strong accent,
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ramos loved the sea, and he left school after
a third-grade education to go to his first job on a steamship,
and
WHEREAS, in the early 1920's, Mr. Ramos gave up his job on
the sea and began managing Delmonico's Restaurant, and in 1931 he
married Placeres Lopez, and
WHEREAS, in 1933 he became president of Lopez Wholesale
Liquors, Inc., and he helped found Florida Keys First State Bank
in 1955, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ramos' wealth gave him the freedom to do what
he enjoyed most: to socialize and to play dominoes, and
WHEREAS, although Mr. Ramos never held elected office, he
lived out his political aspirations through his friends and
family members, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Ramos wanted to stay active in Key West
politics, and during the six months he spent in the hospital
before his death, he sent for an absentee ballot, which arrived
in the mail the day he died, now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the Board hereby adopts this
Resolution in recognition of the late Hilario Ramos for all his
accomplishments and contributions and in recognition of his life
long involvements in the politics of his community.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Monroe County, Florida, at a regular meeting of the Board held on
the J~~ day of ~'i!.WI ~~,.. , 1989.
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Attest:
DANNX L. KOLHAGE, ~Ierk
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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BY A/lD K J S'FlCIENCY
Attorney's Office