HomeMy WebLinkAbout23-174 RESOLUTION NO. 23-174
A RESOLUTION HONORING FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
SENIOR INVESTIGATOR KYLE LEE PATTERSON AND SUPPORTS THE STATE DESIGNATING A
PORTION OF STATE ROAD 70 AS KYLE LEE PATTERSON MEMORIAL WAY
IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida, has made the
following determinations:
1. On May 30, 2023, Governor Desantis approved House Bill No. 21 designating a portion of
State Road 70/Okeechobee Road between Ideal Holding Road and County Road 613/Carlton
Road in St. Lucie County as "Kyle Lee Patterson Memorial Way".
2. On June 9, 2022, Senior Investigator Kyle Lee Patterson succumbed to his injuries sustained
in a line-of-duty collision in which a vehicle, driven by an impaired driver, traveled into oncoming
traffic crashing into FWC Senior Investigator Patterson's patrol vehicle.
3. FWC Senior Investigator Kyle L. Patterson began his career with FWC in January 2007 and was
assigned to St. Lucie County in FWC South Region Alpha. He served St. Lucie County throughout his
entire FWC career and was a member of the Florida Agriculture Crimes Intelligence Unit and the
Florida Marine Intelligence Unit.
4. FWC Senior Investigator Kyle L. Patterson was a member of the Board of Directors for the
Florida Farm Bureau of St. Lucie County and actively participated with Future Farmers of America,
Florida Cattlemen's Association, and The Simmental Association.
5. FWC Senior Investigator Patterson received numerous awards throughout his career,
including a Lifesaving Award in 2010; an Exceptional Performance Award in 2015; a Letter of
Commendation in 2017; recognition for his performance during FWC's response to Hurricanes Irma
and Michael;the prestigious 2018 Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation Award for his involvement in a multi-
jurisdictional sea turtle egg poaching case that led to the arrest of individuals in possession of nearly
500 sea turtle eggs; and the 2020 FWC Team of the Year Award.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County,
Florida, does hereby honor Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Senior Investigator
Kyle Lee Patterson and supports the State designating a portion of State Road 70 as Kyle Lee Patterson
Memorial Way in St. Lucie County, Florida.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 3rd day of October, 2023.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: ��l ST. LUCIE COUNTY, LORIDA
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DEPUTY CLERK HAIR
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