Senate Bill 2778

    Florida Senate - 2000        (NP)                      SR 2778

    By Senator Geller





    29-2140-00                                              See HB

  1                    Senate Resolution No.     

  2         A resolution honoring the life of Robert K.

  3         Gross.

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  5         WHEREAS, Robert K. Gross was born on June 3, 1958, and

  6         WHEREAS, Robert K. Gross served as an Executive Board

  7  member of the National Postgraduate Committee from 1990-1993,

  8  and

  9         WHEREAS, Robert K. Gross was Governor of the London

10  School of Economics from 1992-1993, and

11         WHEREAS, Robert K. Gross taught Broward County children

12  at Pine Crest Preparatory School from 1993-1996, and

13         WHEREAS, Robert K. Gross was appointed as an at-large

14  member to the Broward County Democratic Executive Committee

15  from 1994-1996, and

16         WHEREAS, Robert K. Gross served on the City of

17  Hollywood's Beach Master Plan Committee from 1995-1996, and

18         WHEREAS, Robert K. Gross was an adjunct professor at

19  the Florida International University in the Masters in

20  Environmental and Urban Systems program from 1996-1997, and

21         WHEREAS, Robert K. Gross worked with the Broward

22  Employment and Training Administration to promote

23  transportation, education, and school-to-career programs from

24  1997-1999, and

25         WHEREAS, Robert K. Gross was the Broward County

26  Democratic Executive Committee Committeeman from 1997-1999,

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28         WHEREAS, Robert K. Gross was a member of the Broward

29  Community Involvement Round Table from 1997-1999, and

30         WHEREAS, Robert K. Gross was on the Executive Board of

31  the Broward County Young Democrats from 1995-1999, served as

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    Florida Senate - 2000        (NP)                      SR 2778
    29-2140-00                                              See HB




  1  Treasurer from 1995-1996 and from 1997-1998, served as Vice

  2  President for Political Affairs from 1996-1997, served as

  3  Executive Vice President from 1998-1999, and served as

  4  President in 1999, and

  5         WHEREAS, Robert K. Gross, a dedicated public servant

  6  and Democrat, died on December 11, 1999, while attending the

  7  Florida Democratic Convention in Orlando, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

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11         That the Florida Senate joins the citizens of Broward

12  County in honoring Robert K. Gross for his life, dedication to

13  public service, and all of his accomplishments.

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

15  with the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Cindy

16  Sheer, the surviving spouse of Robert K. Gross, as a tangible

17  token of the sentiments of the Florida Senate.

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