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RESOLUTION NO.9 115
A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST SYMPATHY AND
SINCEREST CONDOLENCES OF THE CITY COMMISSION ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY OF MIAMI AND ITS CITIZENS TO THE
FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF NATHANIEL DEAN UPON HIS
UNTIMELY DEATH.
WHEREAS, Nathaniel "Tannie" Dean, who recently passed away, grew up in the
Overtown and Liberty City neighborhoods of Miami and Dade County, where he became a
popular and influential community leader and devoted family man; and
WHEREAS, he served in the U. S. Navy during World War II and later became one
of the first blacks to join the Metro -Dade Police Department; and
WHEREAS, his commitment to improve living standards in the inner city led him to
become active in many civic organizations, and he was president of the Edison -Little River
Self -Help Community Council, a Metro -Dade appointee to the county's Personnel Advisory
Board, and vice chairman of the Model City Program in 1972; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the City Commission, on behalf of the City of Miami
and its citizens, to express its deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Nathaniel
"Tannie" Dean upon his untimely death;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI, FLORIDA:
CITY COMMISSION
MEETING OF
FED ? R 1997
Resolution No.
97-.. 115
iSection 1. The recitals and findings contained in the Preamble to this Resolution
are hereby adopted by reference thereto and incorporated herein as if fully set forth in this
Section.
Section 2. On behalf of the citizens of the City of Miami, the City Commission
hereby conveys to the family and friends of Nathaniel "Tannie" Dean its deepest sympathy
and sincerest condolences upon his untimely death.
Section 2. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of February_, 1997.
CAROLLO, MAYOR
ATTEST:
WALTE J-.- `O MAN
CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CORRECTNESS:
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