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December 2023
Volume 21, Issue 12
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If you have not heard worked closely with Dan the news, the forecast is since that time,” said Lacalling for a huge event Marre. “Dan is an amazat the end of December: ing meteorologist, trustthe retirement of Daniel ed colleague and friend, Noah from the National and the National WeathWeather Service (NWS) er Service has benefited office in Ruskin. Since greatly from Dan’s expe2002, Noah has been the rience at this office since warning coordination mehis arrival in 2002 as our teorologist and his NWS warning coordination career has origins back meteorologist.” to 1989 at the NWS ofLaMarre and Noah fice in Madison, Wisconhave shared many memsin. Noah has served as Riverview resident Daniel Noah ories over the years, is retiring after a long tenure of the liaison between the such as working together local forecast office and being the warning coordination on operational forecast meteorologist at the National the users of NWS prodshifts, presenting hurriWeather Service in Ruskin. ucts and services. He led cane and severe weather the effort to insure their safety information across evaluation, adjustment and West Central and Southimprovement. west Florida, attending the Although a longtime RivFlorida Governor’s Hurrierview resident, Noah and cane Conference and shelhis wife Janet moved here tering in place at the NWS years ago after enduring Tampa office in Ruskin. some harsh winters up “Hurricane Irma in 2017 north. and Hurricane Ian, 2022, “The temperature at my last station in are two memorable weather events when Bismarck, North Dakota was -46 degrees Dan and I worked together along with one morning,” said Noah. “My wife and the amazing team here at the NWS office I looked at each other and said, ‘We are to ensure public safety was the number moving to Florida and never living north one priority and people had information of Interstate 4.’” to help make decisions,” added LaMarre. Noah has already become nostalgic, Retirement won’t be just sitting around thinking back on his long history working for the active Noah and his wife of 35 with emergency managers, emergency years, Janet. responders and public/elected officials. “The first month will be the month of “They embody service above self, es- volunteering,” said Noah. “My wife and pecially during COVID and after hurri- I have a relationship with Metropolitan canes,” said Noah. “They plan ahead to Ministries in Tampa, and I will approach take care of their family, then leave to ECHO of Brandon.” protect the community and help surviHis tagline was “I am the only Noah in vors recover.” NOAA.” And although there are several Chiming in on the impact Noah has other people now at work with the first made in our local region, his supervisor, name of Noah, there will always only be Brian LaMarre, is already feeling the loss. one Daniel Noah. “I have been in this position at the For more information, visit www. NWS Tampa office since 2007 and have weather.gov/tampa.
WARREN HOPE DAWSON ELEMENTARY CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY WITH ITS NAMESAKE By Libby Hopkins Warren Hope At the beDawson recentginning of ly celebrated every school his 84th birthyear, Dawson day with the walks around students and to classrooms staff of Warren and greets the Hope Dawson students as Elementary they start the School in Rivyear. erview. The ele“He gives mentary school pep talks and opened in Aupumps them up Warren Hope Dawson recently celebrated his 84th birthgust of 2017 day with the students and staff of Warren Hope Dawson for success,” and was named Bates said. Elementary School, which was named after him. after Dawson, a “This year, he Tampa civil rights told administraattorney who tors he wanted was instrumental to come back to in the desegregacelebrate his big tion of the school day, the big 84. system in HillsHe wanted to borough County. walk around to “He turned 84 classrooms and years old and then celebrate wanted a celewith the staff afbration with the ter school.” kids and staff,” Bates and the said Adrienne rest of the staff Bates, a fourth at Warren Hope grade teacher at Dawson Elementhe school. “We tary were thrilled celebrated him they could be a by a clap-in when he walked into the part of Dawson’s birthday celebration. school and we sang ‘Happy Birthday.’ “During the day, students and staff The students were pumped during the went by and saw Mr. Dawson in the meclap-in. They were so excited to see the dia center,” Bates said. “The students man their school was named after. That made him cards, and some sang to him. is a core memory that they will never Mr. Dawson and his wife were both in forget. They sang loud in the courtyard tears. It was a great celebration. He truas they celebrated him. Mr. Dawson gave ly cares about his school and has always them a speech after they sang. He told been present when he can to show his them to keep working hard and doing gratefulness.” their best.” Dawson Elementary is located at Dawson visited classrooms to see the 12961 Boggy Creek Dr. in Riverview. children and staff. “After school, we had a staff party for him,” Bates said. “He told us in his speech at the staff celebration that he worked many countless hours on civil rights cases and often worked for free. He was passionate. We are thankful for the influences he has and our school being a keepsake of that time.” The premier destination for professional men’s cuts and grooming!
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