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Florida Senate - 2004 (NP) SR 474
By Senator Saunders
37-218A-04
1 Senate Resolution No. ____
2 A resolution recognizing and commending Jean
3 Selvig.
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5 WHEREAS, Jean Selvig, a resident of Naples, Florida,
6 personifies the virtues of physical fitness and a competitive
7 spirit in persisting with her passion for playing tennis after
8 having two spinal fusions, a steel rod inserted in her back,
9 and a total replacement of the ball and socket in both hips,
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11 WHEREAS, Jean is a true champion, teaming with doubles
12 partner Betty Cookson of Hillsborough, California, to win the
13 2003 Over-80 Doubles Title in the National Clay-Court Tennis
14 Championships in Gulfport, Mississippi, after trailing 3-5 in
15 the final set and coming back to win the next four games and
16 the Championship Title, and
17 WHEREAS, Jean's competitive achievements bring great
18 honor to the residents of Naples, Collier County, and the
19 State of Florida, NOW, THEREFORE,
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21 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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23 That the Florida Senate recognizes and commends Jean
24 Selvig for her extraordinary competitive achievements in
25 winning the 2003 Over-80 Doubles Title in the National
26 Clay-Court Tennis Championships, thus demonstrating to the
27 people of Florida that neither age nor physical challenges can
28 impede a person's desire to achieve his or her goals.
29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution,
30 with the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Jean
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