13618 RESOLUTION NO. 13618
A RESOLUTION OF COMMENDATION
WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the
City Council of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, that
Fred Lewis, a young and dynamic resident of the City of
Miami Beach, Florida, has won not only for himself, but
also for the City of Miami Beach, great National renown
by winning the title of Champion in the 1972 United
States Handball Association' s Four Wall Singles Competition
held in Seattle, Washington, and
WHEREAS, the said Fred Lewis has, during his
residency in the City of Miami Beach, Florida, won other
National and International championship titles, as for
example :
1970 Title holder Castle Hill Beach Club
One wall and Four-wall Handball Champion
1971 New York Athletic Club Doubles Champion
1971 Canadian National Open Doubles Champion
with Bill Haas
1970 Florida State Singles and Doubles Champion
1970, 1971, 1972 Florida State Three-wall
Handball Champion, Singles
and Doubles
and
WHEREAS, the achievements of the said Fred Lewis
reflect great credit not only upon himself, but also upon
the City of Miami Beach, particularly the Parks and
Recreation Department and its programs in which the said
Fred Lewis has been a leading active participant and who,
by precept and example, has greatly encouraged and inspired
the advancement of true American ideals of clean competitive-
ness,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT DULY RESOLVED BY THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, for itself and
each and every member thereof and for and on behalf of the
citizens and residents of the City of Miami Beach, that the
said Fred Lewis be and he is hereby highly commended for
his achievements and accomplishments in champion handball
competition, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, by the said City Council
of the City of Miami Beach that a true copy of this
resolution be presented to the said Fred Lewis as an
expression of the pride which the City of Miami Beach and
its citizens and residents take in his said achievements
and as an expression of the said City Council in his
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continued success in his chosen domain of competitive
athletics.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 17th day of May,
1972.
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Mayor
Attest:
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City Clerk-Finance Director
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