HR 9105 2003
1	House Resolution
2	A resolution recognizing April 16, 2003, as "Warren S.
3	Henderson Day" in the State of Florida.
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5	WHEREAS, Warren S. Henderson was born November 14, 1927,
6	in Exeter, New Hampshire, and earned a bachelor of arts degree
7	from Denison University before moving to Florida in 1955 and
8	settling in Sarasota County, where he quickly became involved
9	in civic affairs and public service, and
10	WHEREAS, Warren S. Henderson initiated his career in
11	public service in 1956 as a member of the Sarasota Planning and
12	Zoning Committee and served on a variety of boards and
13	authorities from 1960 until 1963, when he was elected to the
14	Florida Senate, and
15	WHEREAS, when reapportionment ended Senator Henderson's
16	term in the Senate in 1966, he was elected to the House of
17	Representatives for a year, after which he returned to the
18	Senate as a prominent leader of the Republican party, serving
19	with distinction in a myriad of leadership roles until 1984,
20	and
21	WHEREAS, Senator Henderson has been an effective advocate
22	for a variety of environmental issues, as evidenced by the
23	passage of the Warren S. Henderson Wetlands Protection Act of
24	1984, and is a charter member of "1000 Friends of Florida," and
25	WHEREAS, for many years a member of the Board of Overseers
26	of the University of Florida Health Service Center, Senator
27	Henderson crafted a constellation of pro-child legislation and
28	was the primary sponsor of legislation creating the Children's
29	Medical Services Program, the primary state unit responsible
30	for children with special health care needs, and
31	WHEREAS, Senator Henderson has rendered many years of
32	invaluable public service to the people of Sarasota County, to
33	the people of the districts from which he was elected, and to
34	the people of Florida, NOW, THEREFORE,
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36	Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of
37	Florida:
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39	That the House of Representatives recognizes April 16,
40	2003, as "Warren S. Henderson Day" in the State of Florida.
41	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be
42	presented to Warren S. Henderson as a tangible token of the
43	sentiments expressed herein.