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Fax sent by +: 3466933569 ‘ LEGAL COUNSEL 16-18-07 66:57 Pg: 5/7 ACT NO. 6936 BILL NO. 27-0075 TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Regular Session 2007 - ~ An Act naming the new docking facilities located at No. 1 Enighed Pond, St. John in honor of Theovald Eric Moorehead ---0-— WHEREAS, Theovald Eric Moorehead was'bom in Cruz Bay St. John, Virgin Islands to Edward and Eugenia Theodora Moorehead on November 1, 1916; and WHEREAS, Theovald Eric Moorehead graduated from Charlotte Amalie High School in 1936 and completed a correspondence course from Blackstone Law College in 1952, received diplomas from Weaver School of Real Estate in Missouri in 1966, La Salle Extension University in 1970, Lee Institute of Real Estate in 1968 and the American College of Real Estate Consultants in 1977; and WHEREAS, Theovald Eric Moorehead married Genieve Hendricks on May 18 1943 in St. Thomas and of that union was born their only child Teodora on October 4, 1943 in St. John; and WHEREAS, Theovald Eric Moorhead servéd in the United States Army from 1944 to 1955 achieving the rank of Master Sergeant; and WHEREAS, Theovald Eric Moorehead left! the Army to lead a fight against a proposal in the United States Congress to take land from the people of St. John by condemnation to expand the National Park in St. John; and WHEREAS, Theovald Eric Moorehead, in 1962, led a protest against a proposal by the Department of the Interior and Park to acquire privately owned: land within the Park by condemnation; and WHEREAS, Theovald Eric Moorehead spearheaded | @ petition of protest which was sent to President John F. Kennedy; and WHEREAS, Theovald Eric Moorehead went! to Washington and lobbied Congress to defeat the proposed amendment; and Fax sent by : 3466933569 LEGAL COUNSEL 14-18-87 60:57 Pg: 6/7 2 : . WHEREAS, Theovald Eric Moorhead, opened several businesses in St. John starting with Mooie’s Bar in 1956, Moorehead Real Estate in 1966, and Moore’s Corporation in 1970; and WHEREAS, Theovald Eric Moorhead was vice president for the St. John Corporation from 1958 to 1964 and was affiliated with National association of Real estate Appraisers, the American College of real Estate Appraisers and the American College of Real Estate Consultants; and WHEREAS, Theovald Eric Moorhead, was' elected to the first Constitutional Convention in 1964 and was also elected to the third Constitutional Convention in 1977; and WHEREAS, Theovald Eric Moorehead, was elected to the Virgin Islands Legislature as a Senator in 1956 and served as a Senator from the second Legislature through the eight sponsoring more than 50 pieces of legislation: including a resolution urging the U.S. Senate to pass what is now known as the Civil rights Act of 1964 and he . was instrumental in sponsoring legislation to amend ‘the Virgin Islands Code to give the Virgin Islands Representative a vote in congress; and — ) WHEREAS, Theovald Eric Moorehead was the second elected Senator from the island of St. John succeeding Julius Sprauve, the first elected Senator from St. John; and WHEREAS, Theovald Eric Moorehead was instrumental in forming the first volunteer fire service on the island of St. John; and . | WHEREAS, Theovald Eric Moorehead was the first chairman of the Port Authority in St. John and paid for the first drawing of the commercial docking facilities at Enighed Pond in St. John; and WHEREAS, The legislation offered by Theovald Eric Moorehead focused on growth and development of St. John, and when groundbreaking ceremonies were held at Enighed Pond in 2003, residents recalled that it was Theovald Eric Moorehead who had the vision to see that St. John needed a commercial port and suggested that the facility be named in his honor; Now Therefore; Be it enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands: SECTION 1. The Legislature of the Virgin Islands, on behalf of the people of the Virgin Islands, recognizes and honors the late Theovald Eric Moorehead for his outstanding contributions to the Virgin Islands community and its social, economic and political development. Fax sent by +: 3466933569 LEGAL COUNSEL 16-18-67 06:58 Pg: 777 3 SECTION 2. Notwithstanding the limitations established in 29 V.I.C., §577, the Enighed docking and terminal facilities at No. 1 Enighed Pond, St. John is named “The Theovald Eric Moorehead Dock and Terminal”. The Virgin Island Port Authority shall erect a bronze plaque to the Main Building bearing: the name of this renowned Virgin Islands political and community activist, Theovald Eric Moorehead. SECTION 3. A perma plaque of this Act shall be presented to the family of Mr. Theovald Eric Moorehead by the President of the ‘Legislature, or his designee, at an appropriate ceremony. Thus passed by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands on September 19, 2007. j Witnessed our Hands and Seal of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands this pt Oo sie R. Richards President James A. Weber II Legislative Secretary Bill No. 27-0075 is hereby approved. Witness my hand and the Seal of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands at ow ote Amalie, St. Thomas, this Y day of October, A.D., 2007... PL Jo P. ernor