R99-087RESOLU-I'~ON R99-~2w
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, PAYING
TRIBUTE TO A GREAT MAN BY NAMING ARBOR DAY
2000 IN HONOR OF DR. ROBERT E. RABORN,
ACKNOWLEDGING HIS MEMORY AND HIS MANY
GOOD WORKS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, Dr. Robert E. Raborn was a native Floridian, arriving in Palm
Beach County in the summer of 1947; and
WHEREAS, he began one of the first medical practices in South County,
serving the residents of Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, and Palm Beach County with
care and compassion; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Raborn was a strong advocate of public health issues and
organized the first oral polio vaccine drive for the Delray-Boynton area; and
WHEREAS, through his lifelong commitment to provide the best quality
health care for everyone, he started the first Blood Bank in the area with locations
as far south as Pompano, and was instrumental in establishing Bethesda Memorial
Hospital; and
WHEREAS, through his dedication to the continuing improvement of
Bethesda Hospital he secured the first EKG machine, a gift of the Briny Breezes
community, established the Intensive Care Unit in 1967, the Medical Library in 1960,
and the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory in 1990; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Robert Raborn provided service to the community not only
as a dedicated physician, but as an active member of the Delray Beach Rotary Club,
a director of the First National bank of Delray Beach, a tenor soloist for area
churches, and an active member of the Audubon Society; and
WHEREAS, as a student of the University of Florida School of Agriculture he
developed a life long interest on wildlife and horticulture; and
WHEREAS, his interest in this area led him to assist in beautifying the community
by donating numerous trees for park sites, road - right-of ways, and charitable
facilities such as the Caridad Health Clinic for migrant workers and Bethesda Health
City; and
WHEREAS, his most recent accomplishment was the certification form the
National Audubon Society of the Country Club of Florida as an Audubon Sanctuary;
and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 'rT RESOLVED BY THE CI'TY COMMi'SSI'ON OF
THE CI'TY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORTDA THAT:
Section 1. ]:n the honor of the many accomplishments, the kind
professionalism, sensitivity, and leadership of Dr. Robert E. Raborn and in
recognition of his ongoing efforts to beautify the community; that the millennium
year 2000 Arbor Day, will be named in his memory, and be proclaimed as the "Dr.
Robert E. Raborn Arbor Day" demonstrating that his spirit lives on and providing all
of us an opportunity to rededicate ourselves to the values and service to the
community that he so graciously demonstrated by word and by deed.
Section 2. That this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon
passage.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
ATTEST:
Cit~Clerk
day of ,,-/~ ,1999.
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
Mayor Pro Tem
Commissioner