For Immediate Release:
 June 14, 2007

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Elections Headquarters Renamed as Posthumous Honor to Veteran Employee

 


(Miami-Dade County, FL) -- In memory of outstanding public servant, Alicia Acosta-Thatcher, Commissioner Jose "Pepe" Diaz and Mayor Carlos Alvarez are hosting a ceremony to rename the Miami-Dade Elections Building in her honor. The renaming is a result of a resolution sponsored by Commissioner Diaz, to pay tribute to the late Elections employee who “profoundly and indelibly touched the hearts and lives of countless Miami-Dade citizens.”

 

The Elections Building will be renamed the Alicia Acosta-Thatcher Miami-Dade Elections Department Building. Mrs. Acosta-Thatcher contributed to more than 500 Miami-Dade elections over a span of 32 years. The renaming ceremony will be held featuring many of the elected officials that Mrs. Acosta-Thatcher assisted in her post as Elections Operations Administrator.

 
 
Who: Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez
Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz
Members of the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners
Mrs. Acosta-Thatcher’s friends and family

What:Renaming Ceremony of the Miami-Dade Elections Department Building to the Alicia Acosta-Thatcher Miami-Dade Elections Department Building.

When: June 19, 2007 at 10:00 a.m.

Where:2700 NW 87 Avenue
Miami, FL


 

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