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FL S2128
Resolution
Status
Introduced
2/21/2012
Primary Sponsor
Christopher Smith
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AI Summary
- Honors Sara Louise Jones Pettis, who was born and raised in Miami, graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1938, and attended Florida Normal and Industrial Institute in St. Augustine.
- Recognizes her family of seven children, fourteen grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren, and notes that in 1985 the Pettis family of 25 was honored by First Lady Nancy Reagan as one of nine Great American Families.
- Acknowledges her 21 years of employment with the Broward County School Board as a teacher's assistant, her retirement in 1988, and the scholarship established in her name at Dillard High School.
- Commemorates her long-time membership at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School for over 20 years, served as a poll worker for over 30 years, and received a National Lifetime Membership Award from the Parent Teacher Association.
- Notes that Sara Louise Jones Pettis died on February 15, 2011, at age 90 from natural causes at her Fort Lauderdale home.
Legislative Description
Sara Louise Jones Pettis
Last Action
Adopted -SJ 553
2/23/2012
Full Bill Text
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