Res. No. 221-09-13030RESOLUTION NO. 221-09-13030
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,
FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE CO- DESIGNATION OF SW 48TH STREET FROM SW 58TH
AVENUE TO SW 69TH AVENUE AS "SPC SERGIO SAGONI ABAD STREET. AUTHHORIZING
THE ACTING CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT THIS RESOLUTION TO MIAMI -DADE COUNTY
AND TO JOIN MIAMI DADE COUNTY IN SUCH COO - DESIGNATION; PROVIDING FOR AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Mayor and Commission of the City of South Miami to
join Miami -Dade County in co- designating the portion of SW 48TH Street from SW 58TH Avenue to
SW 69TH Avenue as "SPC SERGIO SAGONI ABAD STREET'; and
WHEREAS, SPC Sergio Sagoni Abad was born in Miami, Florida in 1987, being the
youngest of five siblings; and
WHEREAS, Abad faced struggles as a child as his parents fought drug addiction; and
WHEREAS, despite often living on the streets, Abed never failed to attend school, and
during summer school in 7th grade, he met Krystine Pitts, and through her he acquired the family
he never had; and
WHEREAS, in Krystine's mother, Lori, Abad found the unconditional love of a mother,
and a father in Krystine's father, Paul, a police sergeant from the Coral Gables Police
Department; and
WHEREAS, when Abed began attending South Miami Senior High, he enrolled in the
JROTC, a place where he met his mentor, CSM Oliver Hoggard, and during this period he
distinguished himself in various competitions, winning a number of awards; and
WHEREAS, after obtaining his GED, Abad went directly to an army recruitment office,
and eventually trained at Fort Banning, Georgia, where he excelled, scoring at the top of his
company in many areas, and later being assigned to Camp Elder, Vicenza, Italy; and
WHEREAS, in 2007, Abad was deployed to the Korengal OutPost in Afghanistan,
keeping in touch with the Pitts family on a weekly basis; and
WHEREAS, by 2008 Abad was looking forward to returning from his tour of duty, but just
a week before his return to the U.S., Abad was killed in a battle at the base in Wanat, near the
border with Pakistan; and
WHEREAS, Abed was laid to rest with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery;
and
WHEREAS, among the many awards he received were the Bronze Star, the Purple
Heart, the Army Commendation Medal and the NATO Medal; and
WHEREAS, this Board would like to honor the memory of Abad by co- designating
SW 48th Street from SW 581h Avenue to SW 69th Avenue as "SPC Sergio Sagoni Abad Street ";
and
WHEREAS, this proposed co- designation is a county road located in County Commission
District 7,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA, that:
Pg. 2 of Res. No. 221 -09 -13030
Section 1: The portion of S.W. 48th Street in Miami -Dade County from SW 58'h Avenue to
SW 69th Avenue shall be designated as "SPC Sergio Sagoni Abed Street" as authorized by Miami
Dade County, be known by the City of South Miami as "SPC Sergio Sagoni Abad Street".
Section 2: This resolution shall be effective immediately upon approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 8th
ATTEST:
day of December 2009.
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A OR
READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM: Commission Vote:
4 -0
Mayor Feliu:
Yea
Vice Mayor Beasley:
Yea
Commissioner Palmer:
Yea
Commissioner Newman:
Yea
Commissioner Sellars:
CITY ATTORNEY
absent