{"id":28513,"date":"2024-01-26T18:03:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T18:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/florida-moves-to-rename-highway-after-jimmy-buffett\/"},"modified":"2024-01-26T18:03:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T18:03:20","slug":"florida-moves-to-rename-highway-after-jimmy-buffett","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/florida-moves-to-rename-highway-after-jimmy-buffett\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida moves to rename highway after Jimmy Buffett"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Florida, a special place\u00a0to\u00a0Jimmy Buffett<\/strong>, who often sang about it in his music, is moving forward with plans to honor the late singer in a big way.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, January 25, known as “Jimmy Buffett Day” in the Sunshine State, legislators introduced a measure to rename highway A1A \u2014 the scenic route from Georgia to Key West \u2014 after the “Margaritaville” singer.<\/p>\n

“I am deeply honored to be sponsoring an effort to rename Florida\u2019s coastal State Road A1A the ‘Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway’ in honor of the late legendary Floridian,” Senator\u00a0Lauren Book<\/strong>\u00a0posted\u00a0on social media<\/a>. “Jimmy\u2019s mark on music, culture, and our precious environment will live on for generations – and our state is better because of his work.”<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s not all. Legislation was also introduced to create a special Jimmy Buffett-inspired license plate, which will help raise money for hurricane victims.<\/p>\n

\u201cSomebody said that my dad didn’t live to be 100; he just did it in three-quarter time,” the singer\u2019s daughter\u00a0Savannah Buffett<\/strong>\u00a0shared, according to\u00a0USA Today<\/a><\/em>. “This is such a wonderful tribute.”<\/p>\n

Both measures were passed in committee, and now, it\u2019s left up to a\u00a0floor vote to see if they will become a reality.<\/p>\n

Buffett died September 1 from Merkel-cell carcinoma, a rare and aggressive skin cancer. He was 76.<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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