Florida Senate - 2013                            (NP)    SR 1914
       
       
       
       By Senator Bean
       
       
       
       
       4-05256-13                                            20131914__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing the ballad “I Am Florida.”
    3  
    4         WHEREAS, the ballad “I Am Florida” was produced and
    5  recorded by Walter “Clyde” Orange, a Grammy Award-winning
    6  songwriter, vocalist, and founding member of The Commodores, and
    7         WHEREAS, Clyde Orange, Adrian Rezza, and Lucas Rezza wrote
    8  the ballad, which was inspired by the lyrics of the poem “I Am
    9  Florida,” written by South Florida author Allen Autry, Sr., in
   10  2010, and
   11         WHEREAS, Autry’s poem “I Am Florida” reflects Clyde
   12  Orange’s deep love and affection for his birthplace and home,
   13  and so he composed the ballad “I Am Florida” to lovingly reflect
   14  the beauty and history of this great state, and
   15         WHEREAS, the ballad “I Am Florida” illustrates the reasons
   16  that millions of men and women, families, and retired persons
   17  have made the state their home and references historical
   18  milestones that have contributed to the growth of this state,
   19  and
   20         WHEREAS, widely appealing throughout the country, the
   21  ballad “I Am Florida” is an outstanding example of what brings
   22  so many people to this culturally rich state, and
   23         WHEREAS, “I Am Florida” is deserving of recognition as a
   24  great song honoring this state, NOW, THEREFORE,
   25  
   26  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
   27  
   28         That we recognize the ballad “I Am Florida,” written by
   29  Walter “Clyde” Orange.