House Bill 9411

    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HR 9411

        By Representative Bullard






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing John R. Brice.

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  4         WHEREAS, John R. Brice joined the Marines at age 17 to

  5  serve his country during World War II, and

  6         WHEREAS, John "Bob" Brice saw action on Guadalcanal,

  7  Bougenville, Green Island, Guam, and Iwo Jima, and

  8         WHEREAS, after the war, Bob Brice graduated from the

  9  University of Michigan and joined his family in starting a

10  resort business in Cuba, where he later married his wife

11  Norma, and

12         WHEREAS, after Bob and Norma Brice moved to Miami, he

13  founded an advertising company, many of the customers of which

14  suffered devastating losses from Hurricane Andrew, and

15         WHEREAS, Bob Brice allowed his home, one of few to be

16  spared by the hurricane, to be used by his less fortunate

17  neighbors as a shelter for many weeks after the hurricane's

18  devastation and worked indefatigably to help his neighbors and

19  his business customers to rebuild their homes and businesses

20  after the hurricane, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

23  Florida:

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25         That the House of Representatives recognizes the

26  service of John R. Brice during World War II and the

27  achievements and contributions of his life.

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