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RESOLUTION 1728
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH,
FLORIDA, EXPRESSING SYMPATHY ON
THE DEATH OF OUR ESTER FELLOW
CITIZEN, MR. JOHN S. COLLINS,
FATHER OF MIAMI BEACH
WHEREAS, God in His infinite wisdom has taken from us on
February 10, 1928, our esteemed first citizen, the father
of Miami Beach, JOHN S. COLLINS, and
WHEREAS, the vision of this pioneer who came to the site of
Miami Beach when it was uninhabited, a half century ago , is
10 now reflected in our prosperity and beauty, and
WHEREAS, this community recognizes the masterful leadership,
the unconquerable courage, the constructive genius, the in—
nate love for his fellow man, of JOHN S. COLLINS, to whom
11 our citizens bow in gratitude for the unlimited good he has
accomplished in giving us a happy, prosperous and beautiful
City in which to dwell,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Miami Beach, Florida, in special session assembled, that we
hereby express our sympathy to the family and to the community
so dear to our departed leader, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this resolution be spread upon a
special page of our Minute Record and that a copy be sent to
the immediate family of our late friend, JOHN S. COLLINS.
PASSED AND UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED on this the lith day of February,
A. D. 1928.
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