Adopted 2/27/07
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Introduced
by
Council
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Copeland,
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Johnson, Jones, Lockett-Felder, Ray, Self, Shad and Yates:
Corrigan,
Members
Daniels,
Davis,
Fussell,
Alvarez,
Graham,
Brown,
Hyde,
Clark,
Jenkins,
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RESOLUTION 2007-129-A
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A
RESOLUTION
COMMEMORATING
AND
HONORING
THE
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LIFE AND OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS OF STEPHEN
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MICHAEL DAVIS; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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WHEREAS, Stephen Michael Davis was a native of Jacksonville’s
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Westside, graduated from Forrest High School in 1969, and attended
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FCCJ; and
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WHEREAS,
Mr.
Davis
was
a
long-time
employee
of
Scott
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Paper/Kimberly Clark, and he and his wife Marilyn raised 5 children
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on the Westside; and
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WHEREAS, Steve Davis is best known for his years of devotion
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to the cause of youth athletics, having started his coaching career
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as a young man assisting his uncle “Red” Pendarvis at the North
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Jacksonville Sports Association, and then coaching his sons when
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they began playing sports at the Wesconnett Athletic Association;
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and
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WHEREAS, Mr. Davis coached youth football and baseball teams
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in 4 decades, from North Jax and Wesconnett to Murray Hill and the
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Westside
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Football League in 1985; and
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Athletic
Association,
and
also
founded
the
Westside
WHEREAS, after two decades of coaching at the youth level,
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Steve
Davis
shifted
his
activities
to
the
high
school
level,
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coaching baseball at Forrest High School and then working with, and
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occasionally leading, the booster clubs at Forrest and Lee High
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Schools; and
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WHEREAS, Mr. Davis returned to the sidelines in 2004, coaching
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the Tiney Mite (age 5 and 6) football teams on which his grandsons
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played
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untimely death in 2006; and
and
for
which
his
granddaughters
cheered,
before
his
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WHEREAS, in honor of Steve Davis’s many contributions to youth
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athletics, the football complex at Wesconnett Elementary Park will
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be named the Stephen M. Davis Football Complex in his memory; and
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WHEREAS, Steve Davis devoted most of his life to organizing,
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leading and promoting youth athletics in Jacksonville; taught the
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positive
lessons
of
discipline,
teamwork,
and
fair
play
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thousands of young people; and throughout his life presented an
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outstanding example of enthusiasm and civic involvement and pride
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to everyone with whom he came in contact; now therefore
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Jacksonville:
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Section 1.
to
That the City hereby honors and commemorates
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the life and many contributions of Stephen Michael Davis to the
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City of Jacksonville, and particularly to his Westside home.
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Davis’s life of unselfish service to the youth of the city will
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stand as a shining example and a fond memory to all who knew,
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respected and loved him.
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Section 2.
Effective Date.
Mr.
This Resolution shall become
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effective upon signature by the Mayor or upon becoming effective
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without the Mayor's signature.
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Form Approved:
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____/s/ Margaret M. Sidman__________
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Office of General Counsel
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Legislation Prepared By:
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