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Florida Senate - 2004 CS for SB 1122
By the Committee on Transportation; and Senators Sebesta, Lee,
Miller and Crist
306-1133-04
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to highway designations;
3 designating the Old Gandy access road in
4 Hillsborough County from Gandy Boulevard to the
5 Friendship Trail Bridge as "Andrew J. Aviles
6 Trail"; directing the Department of
7 Transportation to erect suitable markers;
8 providing an effective date.
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10 WHEREAS, Andrew J. Aviles was a popular and talented
11 2002 graduate of T.R. Robinson High School in Tampa, Florida,
12 who led the student body not only as the Student Government
13 President, but by example of character and citizenship as
14 well; and who was a cheerleader, wrestler, active in the
15 National Junior ROTC program, a National Honor Society member,
16 a Tampa Tribune Scholar, graduated third in his class, and had
17 been awarded a full scholarship to Florida State University,
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19 WHEREAS, Andrew delayed his college education to answer
20 the call of duty and serve as a Lance Corporal in the U.S.
21 Marine Corps Reserve as a member of the 4th Assault Amphibian
22 Battalion based in Tampa, and
23 WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Aviles was killed in the line
24 of duty in Iraq on April 7, 2003, while securing a bridge
25 during Operation Iraqi Freedom, and
26 WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Aviles was laid to rest on June
27 19, 2003, at Arlington National Cemetery with full military
28 honors, and
29 WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Aviles was posthumously
30 decorated with a Purple Heart and the Navy and Marine Corps
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Florida Senate - 2004 CS for SB 1122
306-1133-04
1 Achievement Medal for Superior Performance in the Line of
2 Duty, and
3 WHEREAS, Lance Corporal Aviles will forever be
4 remembered as a role model and inspiration to all for his
5 outstanding achievements during his short life; his love and
6 devotion to his family, friends, and his country; and for the
7 ultimate sacrifice he made, NOW, THEREFORE,
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Andrew J. Aviles Trail designated;
12 department to erect suitable markers.--
13 (1) The Old Gandy access road in Hillsborough County
14 from Gandy Boulevard to the Friendship Trail Bridge is
15 designated as "Andrew J. Aviles Trail."
16 (2) The Department of Transportation is directed to
17 erect suitable markers designating Andrew J. Aviles Trail as
18 described in subsection (1).
19 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.
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21 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
22 Senate Bill 1122
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24 The CS clarifies the road to be designated is in Hillsborough
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