Senate Bill sb1138

    Florida Senate - 2004        (NP)                      SR 1138

    By Senator Campbell





    32-202A-04                                              See HR

  1                    Senate Resolution No. ____

  2         A resolution recognizing Saturday, May 8, 2004,

  3         as "Spouse's Day" in Florida.

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  5         WHEREAS, in the year 2002, the Maness family

  6  experienced a devastating, life-altering event, and

  7         WHEREAS, in that year, Laura Maness, loving wife and

  8  devoted mother of five, lost her life in a tragic automobile

  9  accident, and

10         WHEREAS, it had been the practice of Laura's husband

11  every year since 1987 to set aside the Saturday before

12  Mother's Day as a time in which to honor her in grateful

13  recognition of her devotion to him as a wife, and

14         WHEREAS, it is fitting that the beauty of the Maness

15  marriage be recognized as a superlative example of the success

16  of the sacred institution of matrimony and of the devotion

17  necessary to sustain such a union, NOW, THEREFORE,

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19  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:

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21         That Saturday, May 8, 2004, is recognized as "Spouse's

22  Day" in Florida.

23         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

24  be presented to the family of Laura Maness as a tangible token

25  of the sentiments expressed herein.

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