HR 9099 2003
1	House Resolution
2	A resolution honoring John R. Marks III.
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4	WHEREAS, on February 25, 2003, in a decisive runoff
5	referendum, John R. Marks III, President and Chief Executive
6	Officer of Knowles, Marks, and Randolph, P.A., and director of
7	the firm's utility regulatory section, became Tallahassee's
8	second elected mayor, and
9	WHEREAS, after having earned a bachelor of science degree
10	from Florida State University, John Marks received his Juris
11	Doctor from the school's College of Law before entering the
12	United States Air Force in 1972, where he served as a judge
13	advocate for four years, and
14	WHEREAS, John Marks is admitted to practice before the
15	Supreme Court of Florida and, on the federal level, is a member
16	of the Bars of the United States Supreme Court, the Eleventh
17	Circuit Court of Appeals, and the District Courts for both the
18	Northern and Middle Districts of Florida, and
19	WHEREAS, John Marks has considerable expertise in the areas
20	of public utilities, governmental relations, and business and
21	administrative law, with past experience as an adjunct professor
22	at Florida State University, as an administrative law judge for
23	the Public Service Commission, and as a member of the commission
24	for eight years, and is presently a faculty member of NARUC
25	Eastern Utility Rate Seminar, and
26	WHEREAS, in addition to his extensive involvement in
27	Tallahassee's civic affairs throughout the years, John Marks
28	presently holds membership on the boards of the Fringe Benefits
29	Management Company, the Collins Center for Public Policy, the
30	Mary Brogan Museum of Arts and Science, and the United Way of
31	Big Bend, NOW, THEREFORE,
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33	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
34	Florida:
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36	That the House of Representatives is pleased to honor
37	Tallahassee's Mayor John R. Marks III and to congratulate the
38	citizens of the city upon their election of this truly
39	outstanding leader.
40	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
41	presented to John R. Marks III as a tangible token of the
42	sentiments expressed herein.