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    Florida Senate - 2006        (NP)                      SR 2146

    By Senator Hill





    1-397-06

  1                        Senate Resolution

  2         A resolution honoring Lillie Belle Jones and

  3         her contributions to the life and culture of

  4         Palatka, Florida.

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  6         WHEREAS, Mrs. Lillie Belle Jones, or "Miss Belle," as

  7  she is still affectionately known, was for many years the

  8  proprietor of Granger's Cafe in Palatka, Florida, an anchor of

  9  Palatka's black business district, and

10         WHEREAS, Miss Belle, one of eight children born to Mr.

11  and Mrs. Willie Granger, Sr., began working in Granger's Cafe

12  in 1946 when her parents opened the business and eventually

13  took over ownership and operation of the cafe until it closed

14  its doors in 1989, and

15         WHEREAS, Granger's Cafe prided itself on welcoming all

16  customers, black and white alike; on serving only one kind of

17  food - Soul Food; and on providing a warm and congenial

18  atmosphere for community socializing, and

19         WHEREAS, Mrs. Lillie Belle Jones continues to be held

20  in the highest regard as a cherished member of the Palatka

21  community and has earned the respect and admiration of all who

22  have known her, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

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26         That the Senate salutes Mrs. Lillie Belle Jones as an

27  individual of outstanding character and exceptional

28  determination and commends her on her success as a

29  businesswoman.

30         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution,

31  with the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Mrs.

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