House Bill hb9089

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HR 9089

        By Representatives Joyner, Cusack, Wilson, Peterman,
    Bendross-Mindingall, Smith, Brutus, Meadows, Jennings,
    Bullard, Siplin, Richardson, Fields and Holloway




  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution commending Jarvarious Jones and

  3         Oscar Carter.

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  5         WHEREAS, February 13, 2002, was just an ordinary day

  6  for Jarvarious Jones and Oscar Carter when the two friends met

  7  at the bus stop on their way to school that morning, and

  8         WHEREAS, alert and observant, the 13-year-old Greco

  9  Middle School students succumbed to curiosity aroused by the

10  sight of a plastic bag lying on the ground near them and,

11  looking inside, were astounded to discover five envelopes,

12  each stuffed with $100 bills, and

13         WHEREAS, although each boy has since admitted to

14  entertaining thoughts of purchases that could be made by such

15  an obviously huge, yet at that time undetermined, amount of

16  money, by the time they reached the school grounds the boys

17  knew what they had to do, because, as Jarvarious explained,

18  "my mom brought me up to be honest," and their decision led

19  them to the office of an astonished Patricia Cooper, their

20  assistant principal, who counted the bills and found them to

21  total $4,000, and

22         WHEREAS, as news of the boys' actions spread,

23  Jarvarious and Oscar were featured on CNN, received

24  invitations, tributes, and honors, including those extended by

25  the Hillsborough County School Board and the state attorney,

26  took a telephone call from Governor Jeb Bush, and found

27  themselves inundated with praise and congratulations as gifts

28  and contributions began to pour in from all over the country,

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30         WHEREAS, February 13, 2002, was just an ordinary day

31  for Jarvarious Jones and Oscar Carter until the deeds of these

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HR 9089

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  1  extraordinary boys caught the attention of an admiring nation

  2  and became a splendid example of integrity and honesty that

  3  could well be emulated in the lives of young people and adults

  4  alike, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

  7  Florida:

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  9         That the House of Representatives proudly recognizes

10  Jarvarious Jones and Oscar Carter, commends them for their

11  outstanding behavior in the face of intense pressure to ignore

12  their upbringing, and lifts them up as an example of integrity

13  and honesty more than worthy of imitation by all.

14         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

15  be presented to Jarvarious Jones and to Oscar Carter as a

16  tangible token of the sentiments expressed herein.

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