Backup Documents 02/10/2015 Item # 4A 4A
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, on behalf of the residents of Collier County, the Board of Collier County Commissioners
would like to honor the life of Annie Wynn, one of our community's early pioneers; and,
WHEREAS, Mrs. Wynn was born in Montgomery, Alabama, on St. Patrick's Day, March 17, 1925, and
moved to Everglades City in 1931 at the age of 6 following the death of her mother; and,
WHEREAS, Mrs. Wynn lived and worked in the Old Laundry Building in Everglades City, the community
laundry building and now a designated historical site, with her aunt, uncle and a few
siblings; and,
WHEREAS, Mrs. Wynn moved to Naples after high school, working for Mr. Conant at the electric
power office. It was after she moved to Nap/es that she was introduced to her future
husband, Don Wynn, in the aisles of the family grocery store. They were married for 60
years; and,
WHEREAS, Mrs. Wynn dedicated herself to sustaining the family business, running the register with
her first son on her hip, until the birth of her second child; and,
WHEREAS, Mrs. Wynn followed her work in the family business with the job of raising her five
children; and,
WHEREAS, Mrs. Wynn believed in directly helping those less fortunate as well as supporting countless
organizations that created a safety net for those needing a helping hand; and,
WHEREAS, Mrs. Wynn was a woman of unwavering faith and a long-time supporter of the First Baptist
Church of Nap/es, supporting the church from its original downtown location, to its location
on Pine Ridge Road and, finally, to its current location off Orange Blossom Road; and,
WHEREAS, The Board of Collier County Commissioners would like to officially recognize Mrs. Wynn for
a lifetime of dedicated service to our community.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proc/aimed that the Collier County Board of County Commissioners hereby
honors the life and work of Annie Wynn and expresses its most sincere sympathy to her family for their
loss of this great woman.
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 10th Day of February 2015.
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