Title: Emo Murphy & Chuck Murphy

Summary: Recognizes Laura "Emo" Murphy & Charles "Chuck" Murphy as only couple inducted into minor league baseball's Florida State League Hall of Fame.

Full Text:
WHEREAS, in 1975, having served years in the United States Army, Chuck Murphy retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and began a sec ond career in baseball, and WHEREAS, Emo Murphy faithfully attended Florida State League games for the years that she traveled with Chuck, first serving as office manager and keeping score as a hobby during her husband's tenure with the Evansville Trip lets and later running concessions for the Daytona Beach Islanders and subsequently the Daytona Cubs, and WHEREAS, in 1989, Chuck Murphy began his tenure as president of the Florida State League, and with the help of Emo Murphy serving as his financial consultant and adviser, brought about the resurgence of the league, and WHEREAS, under the leadership of Chuck Murphy, the Florida State League Hall of Fame, the Florida State League Scholarship Program, and the Florida State League Sports Turf Crew Awards have all been successfully established and maintained, and WHEREAS, in 1991 and 2011, Chuck Murphy twice received the Warren Giles Award, presented to the most outstanding minor league baseball league president, as well as the Friends of Baseball Chapel Award in 1994, recognizing his unwavering support of the Chapel programs in professional baseball, and WHEREAS, in November 2011, Emo Murphy and Chuck Murphy were honored for their lifetime dedication to the sport of baseball when they were jointly induc ted into the Florida State League Hall of Fame, and WHEREAS, Emo Murphy, who passed away June 2, 2013, is survived by her husband of years, Chuck Murphy, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Florida: That Laura "Emo" Murphy is recognized as the only woman to be inducted into minor league baseball's Florida State League Hall of Fame, and together with her husband, Charles "Chuck" Murphy, as the only couple to be inducted into the Florida State League Hall of Fame. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be presented to Chuck Murphy, president of the Florida State League, as a tangible token of the sentiments expressed herein.