CAO-25-5141
Published agendaHeard once, at the Board of County Commissioners on May 20, 2025.
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(11:15 A.M. Time Certain) A Resolution By The Board Of County Commissioners Of Pasco County, Florida, Honoring Gloria June Vivo For Her 103rd Birthday
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9mKathryn StarkeyChairOkay. All right. Thank you so much for it. Thank you all. Thank you. And now I see we have our res three recipients. Recipient here, so Where's Lisa? I'd love for her to hear her to hear this, but
Kathryn StarkeyChairAll right. Uh Ms. Gloria June, is it Vivo or Vivo? Vivo? Vivo. I was gonna say Vivo, but I wanted to check. If you You can stand up to the podium and you can come with her if you'd like.
Right to the podium. I'm gonna read the resolution first. Resolution number 25-229, a resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, honoring Gloria June Vivo for her 103rd birthday.
Whereas Gloria June Vivo was born on June seventh, nineteen twenty two in Manhattan, New York, and whereas Gloria's parents immigrated from Naples, Italy, and had seven daughters, with Gloria being the youngest of them. Anraz, at the age of just four years old, Gloria became a child prodigy on the piano. She shared the passion of music with her sisters, all who played musical instruments. Anraz, after graduating high school, Gloria studied voice, dance, and acting.
Anraz, in the late 1940s in New York, Gloria was a leading lady in Broadway's production.
alongside Phil Silvers and Uh is it? Nanette Fabre, thank you. Anne Res, after three years in Broadway, Gloria worked in early television, radio, and many nightclubs in Atlantic City and Miami Beach. Anrez, Gloria married and went on and went on to have two children, two grandchildren, and recently became a great-grandmother at the age of 100. And Res Gloria
has resided in Newport Ritchie for over 22 years, now continuing to entertain her family and friends throughout the years. And has played music in two restaurants in town along with her local clubhouse. And Ras Gloria continues to stay busy by cooking, baking, reading, and going out with friends and family, and has an interest in natural health and healing. At Soon to Be 103, Gloria attributes her good health to maintaining a healthy lifestyle
by walking, eating healthy, and taking supplements every day. And whereas the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County recognized this momentous achievement of one of Pasco County's citizens and wishes for Gloria. continued good health and h happiness in the new year to come. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said board hereby honors and congratulates Gloria June Vivo on the celebration of her 103rd birthday,
extending its best wishes to her, done and resolved in regular session with a quorum present and voting this 20th day of May, 2025.
Kathryn StarkeyChairYeah, yeah.
Ron OakleyOh we can sing.
Kathryn StarkeyChairWell we should have Gloria sing, wait till her sing. Um yeah, give I got a motion and a second. Yeah. All in favor? Aye. Aye. Um we can sing happy birthday to you, but you don't want me to sing. Seth normally leads to the biggest. Okay, Seth, you scarred off, ready? I'll mute my mic.
Seth WeightmanSecond Vice ChairAn early an early birthday, early June birthday. Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday, dear Gloria! Happy
Mike Carballabirthday to you!
Kathryn StarkeyChairIf you need a singer for a party, she's your girl. Um, Commissioner Oakley. Yeah. We're gonna go f Wait, stay up there. We're gonna do this fast, okay? Yeah, do it fast. Okay, Commissioner Oakley.
Ron OakleyOh we're so happy that you're having this birthday come up very soon. I don't know what your diet is or your medicine, but please send that to me 'cause I think I need that.
Lisa YeagerOr your skincare regiment.
Ron OakleySo happy that you're here with us here at your hundred and third birthday. That's great.
Kathryn StarkeyChairCommissioner Weightman.
Seth WeightmanSecond Vice ChairThank you. This is a very rare treat and an honor. To have you with us today, approaching a hundred and two, going to a hundred and three. Just absolutely amazing. Thank you all for bringing her here today and just very proud that we get to celebrate you and I hope you have a terrific June birthday. My birthday is June second. So to June birthdays.
Lisa YeagerMr.
Kathryn StarkeyChairYeager.
Lisa YeagerWell, happy birthday. Um my great grandpa lived to be a hundred and four. And um so it's quite an accomplishment and um I love that you are still so active and that you're giving back to the community. Um and just God bless you. Commissioner Mariano.
Jack MarianoVice ChairAnd I want to say congratulations too. I've had a couple of aunts get to ninety-nine. Uh so 100 is great, 103 is phenomenal. And you actually shared the same day as my wife's birthday. So special.
Kathryn StarkeyChairWell um I've known Gloria and her daughter Carolyn for many, many years. Gloria uh I think used to sing in the Cafe Grand. That's where I used to hear her sing all the time because it was my favorite restaurant back in the day. It was the only decent restaurant around. And Glor so Gloria, I want you to uh talk to to the board about g some of your um health food. Health habits. It's amazing. Carolyn grew up in a very unusual l uh household in New
York City and tell us a little bit about yourself. Uh put the mic down there. Well let me just say this. Gloria lived alone until the hurricane came and hit Beacon Square villas. And now she's with Carolyn. Her house home is not repaired yet, but I think she's gonna stay with Carolyn. But she was living alone all by herself. I used to see her out to lunch with her friends at the market. So
Ron OakleyOkay.
Unidentified speakerShe's had a wonderful life. And
Unidentified speakerVoice Awell, I'm very healthy at my age, a hundred and three, because I've always been interested in in health. So I've always eaten a very b healthy diet all my life. That's why I have a lot of energy at 103 years old. I don't have any physical problems whatsoever.
Kathryn StarkeyChairIsn't that
Unidentified speakerVoice Aamazing?
And you'll be healthy beyond a hundred and three.
Kathryn StarkeyChairAnd she and Gloria, if you don't mind me sharing, recently had shingles at her age.
Ron OakleyWow.
Kathryn StarkeyChairUm so Yeah. Yeah, after the storm. So she recommends that shingle shot. Mm-hmm. Which I got. Um and Gloria, are you still playing the piano and singing? I wish I had one in here so you guys singing
Unidentified speakernot so much singing anymore 'cause her breath, but um but yeah
Kathryn StarkeyChairAnd you see there's no walker, there's no glass, there's no nothing. There's no nothing.
Jack MarianoVice ChairAnd she was paying attention. Now you're reading that too. So
Kathryn StarkeyChairso Commissioner Mariano I upped you 'cause I think yours was a hundred and one. Yeah, hundred
Jack MarianoVice Chairand three.
Unidentified speakerVoice AI played the piano and you I sang. I d I sang in lots of hotels years ago.
Kathryn StarkeyChairMiami Beach. Yeah. All
right,
let's go down and take a photo. We're gonna come down and take a photo.
Ron OakleyI've got the
Kathryn StarkeyChairsame thing
Ron Oakleyon the same
thing.
This way.
Do you want to have a picture? Oh I'll reject it. Do you want to get a picture too?
Kathryn StarkeyChairAll right, Laura, we're gonna take a photo. Do you wanna come up? up?
Ron OakleyYeah.
This is for you, an
Jack MarianoVice Chairofficial wow.
Unidentified speakerVoice AThank you so very much. I appreciate it so much. I appreciate it very much.
Ron OakleyAll right, I'll keep that.
What does it say?
Okay, that was special.
Jack MarianoVice ChairIsn't she amazing?
Ron OakleyOkay, that's incredible. Nothing
Kathryn StarkeyChairwrong. Absolutely beautiful.
Ron OakleyYeah.