Resolution 392-2004
RESOLUTION NO. 392 - 2004
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY IN
RECOGNITION OF THE LATE OTHA COX
WHEREAS, Otha Cox passed away on Monday, October 4, 2004, at the age of 70; and
WHEREAS, Otha Cox born in Raleigh, North Carolina, moved to Key West after marrying
Betty Towns in 1957, and began his long career in education and as an unofficial historian of the
town he adopted as his own; and
WHEREAS, Otha Cox worked in the Monroe County School District for 35 years, nearly 22
years of which he spent as an Assistant Superintendent; and
WHEREAS, Otha Cox was active in local, state and national civic groups, and received an
honorary doctorate from Florida Memorial College in 2002, when the college recognized his
leadership, scholarship and distinguished public service; and
WHEREAS, Otha Cox served on the board of directors of the Keys Energy Services for the
past 26 years and was vice-chairman when he died; and
WHEREAS, Otha Cox, whose imposing presence, soft-spoken demeanor and steadfast
faith made his name synonymous with Key West's annual celebrations of the life of Martin Luther
Key, Jr.; and
WHEREAS, the memory of Otha Cox is secure in the hearts and minds of his many friends
and family, now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1: Hereby memorializes the County's great appreciation for the service Otha
Cox gave to the community and hereby expresses to his family their regret and deepest
sympathy for the passing of the late Otha Cox.
Section 2: Hereby adopts this Resolution as a permanent record of the high esteem
and respect in which Otha Cox was held by the community.
Section 3: Commissioner Dixie M. Spehar is hereby designated to forward a copy of
this Resolution to the family of Otha Cox expressing the Board's Sorrow.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida,
at a meeting of said Board held on the 20th day of October, 2004.
Mayor Nelson
Mayor Pro Tern Rice
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