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House Bill 9069




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9069

        By Representative Minton






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution paying tribute to John Olan

  3         Pearce, Jr.

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  5         WHEREAS, John Olan Pearce, Jr., was born June 6, 1918,

  6  a sixth generation cattleman and, until his death on February

  7  4, 1997, a lifelong champion of the cattle industry in

  8  Florida, and

  9         WHEREAS, said by some to be one of the most important

10  men to ever serve the cattle industry in this state, J. O.

11  Pearce, Jr., grew up as part of the pioneer-style ranching

12  that had sprung up with the first wave of settlers who

13  migrated into the Kissimmee Valley, and

14         WHEREAS, Mr. Pearce, with his father, actively promoted

15  good animal health practices and the two were instrumental in

16  the formation of the Florida Cattlemen's Association, of which

17  he served as president for three terms, and

18         WHEREAS, Mr. Pearce worked toward alleviating many

19  problems in the cattle industry at local, state, and national

20  levels and in 1984 was named Man of the Year in Service to

21  Florida Agriculture by Progressive Farmer Magazine, and

22         WHEREAS, Mr. Pearce received countless other awards and

23  recognitions for his contributions to the cattle industry and

24  to agriculture in general, the most notable of which was

25  induction into the Florida Agriculture Hall of Fame in 1985,

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27         WHEREAS, known for his warm smile of greeting to

28  everyone, whether a member of his cattle crew, a friend, or a

29  congressman in Washington, J. O. Pearce, Jr., will be

30  remembered as a hard-working man who loved his family and

31  loved the land, NOW, THEREFORE,

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9069

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

  2  Florida:

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  4         That the House of Representatives pauses in its

  5  deliberations to pay tribute to John Olan Pearce, Jr.

  6         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

  7  be presented to Marian Dillard Pearce as a tangible token of

  8  the sentiments expressed herein.

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