Florida Senate - 2010 (NP) SR 2852
By Senator Bennett
21-05048-10 20102852__
1 Senate Resolution
2 A Resolution honoring Florida’s 2008 Summer and 2010
3 Winter Olympians, 2008 Summer and 2010 Winter
4 Paralympians, and 2007 Summer and 2009 Winter Special
5 Olympians and recognizing their outstanding
6 achievement in their respective sports.
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8 WHEREAS, April 28, 2010, which is recognized as “Fitness
9 Day at the Capitol,” is an appropriate time for the Florida
10 Senate to recognize and honor those athletes who represented
11 this state in the Games of the Twenty-Ninth Summer and Twenty
12 First Winter Olympiads, the 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2010
13 Winter Paralympics, and the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer
14 Games and 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games, and
15 WHEREAS, Fitness Day at the Capitol is a product of the
16 state plan of action created by the Governor’s Council on
17 Physical Fitness, which is composed of individuals from diverse
18 and varied backgrounds, including physicians, educators,
19 students, nutritionists, professional athletes, and former
20 Olympians, and
21 WHEREAS, among those who serve on the Governor’s Council on
22 Physical Fitness are former Olympians Jennifer Capriati, Nancy
23 Hogshead-Makar, Shannon Miller, Dorothy “Dot” Richardson, and
24 Dara Torres, and
25 WHEREAS, it is essential to promote health and wellness by
26 encouraging regular exercise and sound nutritional practices for
27 all Floridians, thereby reducing the rate of obesity and
28 resulting chronic diseases, and
29 WHEREAS, Florida’s Olympians, Paralympians, and Special
30 Olympians are role models who demonstrate the virtues and
31 positive results of a healthful lifestyle that includes physical
32 fitness, such as tennis great Chris Evert, who also exemplifies
33 service to her community, and
34 WHEREAS, many outstanding athletes represented Florida and
35 the United States as team members in the 2008 United States
36 Summer Paralympics, the 2010 United States Winter Paralympics,
37 the 2007 United States Summer Special Olympics World Games, and
38 the 2009 Winter Special Olympics Summer World Games, and
39 WHEREAS, due to years of hard work and preparation of both
40 mind and body, these men and women persevered to reach the
41 highest level of achievement in their respective events,
42 representing their home state of Florida with honor and
43 personifying the Olympic motto, “Citius, Altius, Fortius,”
44 “Faster, Stronger, Higher,” and
45 WHEREAS, the 26 Floridians who participated in the XXIX
46 Summer Olympic Games held in Beijing, China, in 2008 are: Laura
47 Bennett, North Palm Beach, triathlon; James Blake, Tampa,
48 tennis; Damu Cherry, Tampa, track and field; Christopher
49 Colwill, Brandon, diving; Rafeeq Curry, Miami, track and field;
50 Phil Dalhausser, Ormond Beach, volleyball; Walter Dix, Coral
51 Springs, track and field; Dwight Howard, Longwood, basketball;
52 Hunter Kemper, Longwood, triathlon; Kelly Kretschman, Indian
53 Harbour Beach, softball; Matt LaPorta, Port Charlotte, baseball;
54 Ryan Lochte, Daytona Beach, swimming; David Oliver, Orlando,
55 track and field; Brian Olson, Tallahassee, judo; Zach Railey,
56 Clearwater, sailing; Nancy Rios, Miami, sailing; Tiffany Ross
57 Williams, Miami, track and field; Calvin Smith, Gainesville,
58 track and field; Nathan Sturgis, St. Augustine, soccer; Jevon
59 Tarantino, Boca Raton, diving; Dara Torres, Jupiter, swimming;
60 Anna Tunnicliffe, Fort Lauderdale, sailing; Lauryn Williams,
61 Miami, track and field; Serena Williams, Palm Beach Gardens,
62 tennis; Tiffany Ross-Williams, Miami, track and field; and Venus
63 Williams, Palm Beach Gardens, tennis, and
64 WHEREAS, the five Floridians who participated in the XXI
65 Winter Olympic Games held in Vancouver, British Columbia,
66 Canada, in 2010 are: Jeremy Barrett, Venice, figure skating;
67 Caydee Denney, Wesley Chapel, figure skating; Mark Ladwig,
68 Bradenton, figure skating; Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami, speed
69 skating; and Jason Smith, Cape Coral, curling, and
70 WHEREAS, all Florida Olympians, Paralympians, and Special
71 Olympians, along with Florida’s youth, collegiate, and
72 professional athletes, deserve recognition for the example they
73 display in demonstrating the importance of physical fitness as
74 part of a healthful lifestyle, NOW, THEREFORE,
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76 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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78 That Florida’s Olympians, Paralympians, and Special
79 Olympians are congratulated on their outstanding achievements,
80 Florida native Chris Evert is recognized as Florida’s physical
81 fitness ambassador, and all members of the Governor’s Council on
82 Physical Fitness are commended for their leadership in promoting
83 physical fitness for all Floridians.
84 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with
85 the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to the Governor’s
86 Council on Physical Fitness as a tangible token of the
87 sentiments of the Florida Senate.