HR 9079 2003
   
1 House Resolution
2          A resolution honoring Dr. Horacio Aguirre.
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4          WHEREAS, Dr. Horacio Aguirre was born of Nicaraguan parents
5    on April 20, 1925, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and has been
6    married for more than 50 years to the former Helen Craigle, with
7    whom he proudly shares six children, and
8          WHEREAS, after five years of experience as an editorial
9    writer for the Panamanian-based El Panama America, during which
10    time he earned a law and political science degree from the
11    University of Panama, Dr. Aguirre founded Diario Las Americas in
12    1953, a publication for which he remains active as both editor
13    and editorial writer, and
14          WHEREAS, among honors too numerous to include in this
15    allotted space, Dr. Aguirre has been decorated by the
16    governments of Panama, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, and Spain,
17    awarded honorary doctoral degrees in journalism from St. Thomas
18    and Barry Universities and the Cal Koven Award for Distinguished
19    Community Service from Florida International University, and
20    recognized with the Great Floridian Award, State of Florida, and
21          WHEREAS, Dr. Aguirre is a member of and holds office in a
22    number of national and international journalistic and
23    professional associations and committees, as well as boards of
24    civic and social organizations such as the Florida Grand Opera,
25    the Bath Club, and the Miami Art Museum, NOW, THEREFORE,
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27          Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
28    Florida:
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30          That the House of Representatives is privileged to
31    recognize Dr. Horacio Aguirre for his personal and professional
32    accomplishments and to express its genuine appreciation for his
33    outstanding contributions to his community and his state.
34          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
35    presented to Dr. Horacio Aguirre as a tangible token of the
36    sentiments expressed herein.