Senate Bill sb2474

    Florida Senate - 2006        (NP)                      SR 2474

    By Senator Argenziano





    3-1487-06                                               See HB

  1                        Senate Resolution

  2         A resolution honoring the life, career,

  3         achievements, and contributions of Dan Marino.

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  5         WHEREAS, Dan Marino is an accomplished lifelong athlete

  6  who, due to his immense dedication and skill throughout his

  7  17-year career in the National Football League, was enshrined

  8  in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August 2005 for his

  9  achievements as quarterback with the Miami Dolphins, and

10         WHEREAS, Mr. Marino, a dedicated husband and father of

11  three daughters and three sons, has made a name for himself

12  beyond the arena of professional football and has proven his

13  commitment to more than his chosen career by relentlessly

14  pursuing his philanthropic goals, and

15         WHEREAS, Dan Marino's dedication off the football field

16  has resulted in the establishment of several charitable

17  organizations that benefit children with special medical and

18  emotional needs, including the Dan Marino Foundation, a

19  nonprofit organization that raises money for children's

20  charities in South Florida; ChildNett.tv, an on-line

21  television channel dedicated to helping children with autism

22  and other neurological disorders; and the Miami Children's

23  Hospital-Dan Marino Center in Weston, which offers

24  comprehensive health care to children with chronic medical

25  conditions, and

26         WHEREAS, in recognition of Dan Marino's philanthropic

27  endeavors, he in 1998 received the Sprint/NFL Man of The Year

28  Award, the only league-sponsored award that recognizes player

29  community service as well as excellence on the field, and

30         WHEREAS, while Dan Marino retired from his football

31  career in 2000 after 17 seasons with a career total of 61,361

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    Florida Senate - 2006        (NP)                      SR 2474
    3-1487-06                                               See HB




 1  passing yards, 8,358 attempts, 4,967 completions, 420

 2  touchdown passes, 49 Dolphins team records, and 24 NFL regular

 3  season records, he continues his mission to help children in

 4  need and remains a loving husband and father, maintaining a

 5  reputation worthy of admiration and respect both on and off

 6  the field, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

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10         That Dan Marino is heralded as a true American hero who

11  captures the spirit of dedication, compassion, strength, and

12  success and is recognized for his long and prosperous football

13  career as well as his continuing commitment to charitable

14  pursuits and his loving dedication to his family.

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

16  with the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Dan

17  Marino and his family as a tangible token of the sentiments of

18  the Florida Senate.

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