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House Bill 9007




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9007

        By Representative Crow






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution honoring Demos Megaloudis for a

  3         lifetime of contributions to the City of Tarpon

  4         Springs and the State of Florida.

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  6         WHEREAS, longtime businessman and civic leader, Demos

  7  Megaloudis, died suddenly on September 11, 1996, at the age of

  8  64, and

  9         WHEREAS, described by those who knew him as "a great,

10  quiet man" and "a great and good man," Demos Megaloudis lived

11  a life of care and concern for others, commitment to

12  education, and support of community projects which earned him

13  the love and respect of an entire community, and

14         WHEREAS, born in Tarpon Springs and a lifelong resident

15  of that city, Demos Megaloudis was affectionately known as

16  "Mr. Tarpon Springs," and

17         WHEREAS, Demos Megaloudis was a former board member and

18  director of Springs State Bank, a former member of the Tarpon

19  Springs Housing Authority, an advisory board member of GTE and

20  Florida Power Corporation, a director and officer of the

21  Tarpon Springs Hospital Foundation, a member of the advisory

22  board of the Anclote Manor Psychiatric Center, and a board

23  member and chairperson for Tarpon Springs Community School,

24  and

25         WHEREAS, Demos Megaloudis was also a charter member of

26  the Pinellas County Education Foundation, a member of the

27  education and research foundation advisory committee for the

28  Florida Real Estate Commission, and a board member and officer

29  of the Tarpon Springs Chamber of Commerce and the Clearwater

30  Association of Realtors, and

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9007

    568-122A-97






  1         WHEREAS, Demos Megaloudis served for five years as aide

  2  to U.S. Representative Michael Bilirakis, was appointed by

  3  Governor Lawton Chiles to the St. Petersburg Junior College

  4  District Board of Trustees in 1992, and was elected as vice

  5  chairman of the board of trustees in 1996, and

  6         WHEREAS, Demos Megaloudis has been the recipient of the

  7  Ninth Congressional District Distinguished Service Award, the

  8  Tarpon Springs Jaycees Distinguished Service Award and Man of

  9  the Year Award, has been named Tarpon Springs Citizen of the

10  Year by the Tarpon Springs Elks Lodge, and on three occasions

11  has been awarded the Key to the City of Tarpon Springs, and

12         WHEREAS, it has been said that nearly every aspect of

13  life in Tarpon Springs bears the mark of Demos Megaloudis, and

14         WHEREAS, it is with great sadness that the City of

15  Tarpon Springs and the State of Florida mark the loss of one

16  of its finest and most involved citizens, NOW, THEREFORE,

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18  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

19  Florida:

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21         That the House of Representatives of the State of

22  Florida hereby honors Demos Megaloudis for his lifetime of

23  selfless devotion and service to the citizens of Tarpon

24  Springs.

25         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution

26  be presented to his wife, Stella Megaloudis, his daughter,

27  Chris Rondeau, his son, Gary Megaloudis, and his sisters,

28  Helen Campbell and Angie Huddleston, as a tangible token of

29  the sentiments expressed herein.

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