Resolution 257-2005
MAYOR DIXIE M. SPEHAR
RESOLUTION NO. 257 -2005
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY IN
RECOGNITION OF THE LATE DR. HERMAN.K. MOORE
WHEREAS, Dr. Herman K. Moore, aka "HK," passed away on July 7, 2005; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Moore, born in Macon, Georgia. in 1917, married Rose Appel and lived and practiced
medicine in Key West for 43 years before his retirement in 1989; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Moore was a very active member of Congregation B'nai Zion and its driving force in
constrocting its sanctuary in 1969, as well as an active member of many professional and civic organizations,
including the Key West Heart Council, Monroe County Medical Society, the local chapter of Arcturus, Key West
Lions Club, and the Sculpture Committee for the Historic Memorial Sculpture Garden at Mallory Square, Key West;
and
WHEREAS, Dr. Moore received many awards, two of his most cherished being the Achievers Apollo
Award from the Lower Keys Heart Council in 1993 and the Florence Spottswood Humanitarian Award from the
Lower Keys Branch of the Red Cross in 1996; and
WHEREAS, Dr, Moore was a dedicated general surgeon and primary care physician, delivering many
babies and attending to his patients 24/7; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Moore's bimonthly columns in the Key West Citizen entertained the readers with his
unique homespun style; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Moore is survived by his five children: Janet Kass, Dr. David Moore, Linda Estroff,
Carol Fischman, and Dr. Richard Moore, as well as numerous grandchildren, a brother, Irwin Moore, and sister, Iris
Finkel; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE
COUNTY, FLORIDA:
Section 1: Hereby adopts this Resolution as an expression to the family of their deepest sympathy in
the passing of the late Dr. Herman K. Moore, and in great appreciation of the service he gave to his community.
Section 2: Directs the Cletk to forward a copy of this Resolution to the family of Dr. Moore
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 July, AD., 2005.
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