Senate Bill sb1122
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Florida Senate - 2004 SB 1122
By Senators Sebesta, Lee, Miller and Crist
16-539-04
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to highway designations;
3 designating the Old Gandy access road from
4 Gandy Boulevard to the Friendship Trail Bridge
5 as "Andrew J. Aviles Trail"; directing the
6 Department of Transportation to erect suitable
7 markers; providing an effective date.
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9 WHEREAS, Andrew J. Aviles was a popular and talented
10 2002 graduate of T.R. Robinson High School in Tampa, Florida,
11 who led the student body not only as the Student Government
12 President, but by example of character and citizenship as
13 well; and who was a cheerleader, wrestler, active in the
14 National Junior ROTC program, a National Honor Society member,
15 a Tampa Tribune Scholar, graduated third in his class, and had
16 been awarded a full scholarship to Florida State University,
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18 WHEREAS, Andrew delayed his college education to answer
19 the call of duty and serve as a Lance Corporal in the U.S.
20 Marine Corps Reserve as a member of the 4th Assault Amphibian
21 Battalion based in Tampa, and
22 WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Aviles was killed in the line
23 of duty in Iraq on April 7, 2003, while securing a bridge
24 during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and
25 WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Aviles was laid to rest on June
26 19, 2003, at Arlington National Cemetery with full military
27 honors, and
28 WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Aviles was posthumously
29 decorated with a Purple Heart and the Navy and Marine Corps
30 Achievement Medal for Superior Performance in the Line of
31 Duty, and
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Florida Senate - 2004 SB 1122
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1 WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Aviles will forever be
2 remembered as a role model and inspiration to all for his
3 outstanding achievements during his short life; his love and
4 devotion to his family, friends, and his country; and for the
5 ultimate sacrifice he made, NOW, THEREFORE,
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7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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9 Section 1. Andrew J. Aviles Trail designated;
10 department to erect suitable markers.--
11 (1) The Old Gandy access road from Gandy Boulevard to
12 the Friendship Trail Bridge is designated as "Andrew J. Aviles
13 Trail."
14 (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to
15 erect suitable markers designating Andrew J. Aviles Trail as
16 described in subsection (1).
17 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.
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20 SENATE SUMMARY
21 Designates Old Gandy access road from Gandy Boulevard to
the Friendship Trail Bridge as the Andrew J. Aviles
22 Trail. Provides for the erection of markers.
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