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Terri Collins -Lister <br />From: Terri Collins -Lister <br />Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 9:01 AM <br />To: Peter D. O'Bryan <br />Subject: FW: The Passing of Ralph Sexton <br />Attachments: IRC endorsement for renaming FSBPA Award in Ralph Sexton honor.docx <br />From: James Gray <br />Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 12:28 PM <br />To: Debbie Flack <br />Cc: Joe Baird; Chris Mora <br />Subject: RE: The Passing of Ralph Sexton <br />Debbie: <br />Ralph was a true beaches champion. I applaud you and FSBPA in honoring Ralph Sexton's legacy by proposing we <br />rename FSBPA's Private Citizen Award in Ralph's honor. May I also request a brief moment of silence to further honor <br />Ralph during the opening remarks of the upcoming FSBPA conference. On behalf of Indian River County please let me <br />know if there is anything we can do. <br />Regards, <br />James <br />From: Debbie Flack [mailto:floridabeaches@fsbpa.com] <br />Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2014 11:59 AM <br />To: Allen Ten Broek (agt@themarinergroup.com); Bill Smith (bsmith@myindianshores.com); Bob Dean <br />(dean@coastal.ufl.edu); Candida Bronson (Candida.K.Bronson@usace.army.mil); Charlie Hunsicker <br />(charlie.hunsicker@mymanatee.org); Craig Kruempel (Craig.Kruempel@tetratech.com); Debbie Flack <br />(Floridabeaches@aol.com); Don Donaldson (ddonalds@martin.fl.us); Erik Olsen (eolsen@olsen-associates.com); <br />Hanson, Bill (whhanson@gldd.com); James Gray; James Houston (James.R.Houston@usace.army.mil); Jim Trifilio <br />(jtrifilio@co.okaloosa.fl.us); John Crane P.E. (john.f.crane.jr@usace.army.mil); Laird S. Wreford (lwreford@scgov.net); <br />Leanne Welch (lwelch@pbcgov.org); Lisa Armbruster (larmbruster@sustainablebeaches.com); Martin Smithson <br />(msmithson@sitd.us); Richard Bouchard (bouchardr@stlucieco.org); Steve Boutelle (BOUTELSJ@leegov.com); Tamara <br />Pigott (tpigott@leegov.com); Tom Campbell (thomas.campbell@cbi.com); Virginia Barker <br />(virginia.barker@brevardcounty.us); Walther, Michael (mwalther@coastaltechcorp.com) <br />Cc: tripsonmt@aol.com <br />Subject: The Passing of Ralph Sexton <br />Many of you may not be familiar with Mr. Sexton, although Ralph received a rare Private Citizen Lifetime Achievement <br />Award from FSBPA in 2011 at the Eden Roc. From my personal history with this charming man (1980), and records <br />dating back to early 60's, Ralph was promoting the preservation of Florida's beaches, especially the repair of Vero <br />Beach's critically -eroding shoreline. His cause was far more than protecting his landmark restaurant, the Ocean Grill; it <br />was a larger and more generous commitment to Indian River County's beaches, and his early and vocal appreciation of <br />the importance of Florida's beaches to our economy. His support of FSBPA covers so many years. His conference <br />sponsorships year -in and year -out are just his most recent contributions, most always behind the scenes, asking for <br />nothing in return. He help was invaluable in growing our advocacy program, BeachWatch, in area communities. FSBPA <br />1 <br />