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Senate Resolution

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A resolution recognizing Mr. Don Noe for his contribution

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of more than 20 years of meteorological expertise in

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South Florida.

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     WHEREAS, Don Noe, born June 30, 1951, in Fond du Lac,

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Wisconsin, developed an interest in science, cultivated by "Mr.

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Wizard" on Saturday morning television, and

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     WHEREAS, one day, lightning struck a tall tree in the Noes'

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back yard and this event served as a lightning rod that directed

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Don's interest towards meteorology, and

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     WHEREAS, after graduating from high school, Don enrolled in

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the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he would earn a

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Bachelor of Science Degree in 1973, and

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     WHEREAS, also in 1973, Don married his high school

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sweetheart, Betty, and together they have raised two wonderful

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sons, Matthew and Alan, and

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     WHEREAS, after stints in Green Bay and Portland as Chief

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Meteorologist, Don accepted a position with WPLG channel 10 in

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Miami in 1979, just 2 months before his first hurricane

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experience when Hurricane David, a powerful category 5 storm,

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swept near the Florida coast, and

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     WHEREAS, on August 24, 1992, Don's life, like the lives of

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many South Floridians, was drastically changed as Hurricane

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Andrew ravaged South Dade with its 200-mph winds, and

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     WHEREAS, Don spent the next few weeks reporting on the storm

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that changed forever how he felt about and viewed many things in

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this world, and

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     WHEREAS, after the devastation of Andrew, Don recognized the

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importance of his position as Chief Meteorologist at WPLG and the

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responsibility it carried to the community, realizing how much

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people actually depended on him and others to remain in front of

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the camera throughout the nights of the storm, advising them on

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the safest course of action and providing communication, comfort,

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and reassurance, and

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     WHEREAS, on November 28th, 2007, Don signed off for the last

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time, saying farewell to all who have trusted and grown with him

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in South Florida, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

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     That the Florida Senate does hereby recognize WPLG Channel

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10 Chief Meteorologist Don Noe for his years of dedicated service

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to South Florida.

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

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the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Don Noe as a

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tangible token of the sentiments of the Florida Senate.