Florida Senate - 2021 (NP) SR By Senator Farmer 34-00827-21 20211842__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. Senate Resolution A resolution recognizing the extraordinary leadership of Pio Ieraci in representing the interests of the Galt Mile Community Association before local and state government officials and remembering his role as a community activist and as a loyal friend and loving son, husband, and father. 7

WHEREAS, born in Canada, Pio Ieraci moved to Florida more than years ago, becoming a successful businessman and family man and effectively serving as a diplomat and village shaman for the Galt Mile community in Ft. Lauderdale, and

WHEREAS, in 1993, Pio Ieraci founded International Property Investments Corporation, which, due to his drive and perseverance, became a highly successful enterprise, leading to his appointment to the City of Fort Lauderdale Education Advisory Board and stints as chairman of South Florida Business Advisors, Inc., and the Broward Beach Coalition, and

WHEREAS, at only years of age, Pio Ieraci had served for more than years as president of the Galt Mile Community Association, representing the interests of 16,000 residents in 21 ocean-front condominiums, and

WHEREAS, Pio Ieraci is remembered as a force of nature in advocating for the safety and well-being of those residents and as a strong proponent of beach renourishment, and

WHEREAS, Pio Ieraci was health conscious and fit, known for exercising and eating right, and seemed an unlikely candidate for serious health issues, and

WHEREAS, COVID-19 is a relentless killer virus that can Florida Senate - 2021 (NP) SR 1842 34-00827-21 20211842__ CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. overwhelm even the healthiest among us, and on December 20, 30 2020, it claimed the life of Pio Ieraci, who had spent days on a ventilator, and

WHEREAS, Pio Ieraci would have turned years of age on January 10, 2021, and

WHEREAS, Pio Ieraci leaves behind his wife of years, 35 Lisa; his mother, Marcy; and two children, Daniel and Alessia, 36

NOW, THEREFORE, 37