HomeMy WebLinkAbout22-061 RESOLUTION NO. 22-061
A RESOLUTION HONORING MS. LUCILLE RIELEY RIGHTS
FOR HER MANY YEARS OF FAITHFUL AND DEDICATED SERVICE IN
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. St. Lucie County recognizes the many historic contributions to this community by one of
the Treasure Coast's most prominent historians, Ms. Lucille Rieley Rights.
2. She is a respected historian, educator, author, archaeologist, and volunteer, who has so
generously contributed her time, knowledge, and talent to St. Lucie Village.
3. St. Lucie County recognizes Ms. Lucille Rieley Rights' research and nomination efforts in
the designation in 1989 of St. Lucie Village to the National Register of Historic Places.
4. Ms. Lucille Rieley Rights' generous contributions to the preservation and protection of
the historical resources of St. Lucie Village and especially to her authorship of A Portrait of St.
Lucie County while she resided in St. Lucie Village's Historic District.
5. St. Lucie County recognizes Ms. Lucille Rieley Rights' outstanding service at the St. Lucie
School, her volunteer work, and generous contributions as a past member of the St. Lucie Village
School Board.
6. Ms. Rights is a longtime member and a past president of the St. Lucie Historical Society;
has conducted extensive original research into local history and participated in archaeological
studies of the site of the Fort Pierce army post which existed during the Second Seminole War;
has written and published many informative articles on local history, in addition to study
materials for history teachers and museum volunteers; and was a leader in the effort to re-open
the St. Lucie County Regional History Center in 2010 so it could continue serving the public,
especially student groups from area schools.
7. Ms. Rights was highly instrumental in re-acquiring valuable artifacts from the 1715
Spanish treasure fleet, on loan from the State of Florida, which had been removed while the
museum was closed. She also has devoted hundreds of hours as a volunteer at the regional
history center, and in other public-service activities of the historical society
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County,
Florida, does hereby honor Ms. Lucille Rieley Rights for her many years of faithful and dedicated
service to St. Lucie County, Florida.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 19th day of April 2022.
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