FORT MYERS, Fla.- Lee County Commissioner David Mulicka is proposing to rename the Lee County Civic Middle Advanced in honor of late Commissioner and former Boston Pink Sox participant Mike Greenwell.
Greenwell, who represented District 5, died on Oct. 9 following a battle with thyroid most cancers. The Civic Middle, situated in North Forty Myers, falls inside the district he served.
Based on the revised assembly agenda, commissioners are anticipated to vote to the proposal on the Oct. 21 assembly. At first starting of the assembly, commissioners will maintain a second of silence for Greenwell, whose board chair is draped with a black material.
Commissioner Kevin Ruane, who served alongside Greenwell since his appointment in 2022, described him as each a pacesetter and a pal.
“I had the pleasure of serving on the Board with Mike since his appointment the summer time of 2022,” Ruane beforehand instructed Florida’s Voice. “He was greater than a colleague; he was my pal. He was very enthusiastic about his position and serving the neighborhood the place he grew up. Though he was a pacesetter and took his position severely, he additionally may add levity to any Board assembly with a fast anecdote or a smile.
Lee County additionally requested to fly flags at half-staff on Tuesday in any respect state buildings in Lee County. This was authorised by the governor’s workplace.
The Boston Pink Sox additionally paid tribute to Greenwell on social media final week, calling him a beloved member of the Pink Sox household.
