Hollywood Remembers Two Beacons of the Community

MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR HOLLYWOOD REMEMBERS

TWO BEACONS OF THE COMMUNITY

By Mayor Josh Levy

Dear Fellow Hollywood Residents, In this month’s column, I’d like to remember two great community members whose character and life passions leave us with a legacy to emulate. They will be sorely missed. BARRY FASKE – A student of faith who loved nature, Barry was a true mensch.

Anyone who got to meet Barry Faske surely recognized they were in the company of a genuine person, a caring thinker who sought to do good for our community and our natural environment.

Barry was a second-generation native Floridian whose family emigrated from Romania to Florida in the late 1800s. In 2015, Barry was appointed by the Broward County Commission to its Climate Change Task Force where he was one of 26 members who authored the 2015 update to the Broward Climate Change Action Plan. Barry proudly served as President of the Florida Green Building Coalition and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, chairing Leadership Hollywood’s Environmental Day for eight years. For many years, Barry also selflessly gave of his time as a member of the City of Hollywood’s Green Team Advisory Committee and Dune Master Plan Taskforce. The City of Hollywood extends our deepest condolences to Barry’s family, his fellow congregants at Temple Sinai, his friends and loved ones. DANIEL PONTET – A gifted artist, beloved friend and devoted father.

Daniel Pontet was an award-winning multimedia fine artist who painted illustrations, caricatures and images covering a broad spectrum of subjects and ideas. Born in Uruguay with Italian roots, Daniel moved to South Florida 30 years ago. While Daniel’s art was exhibited at more than 100 art shows, he also gave so much back to our community, sharing the joy, feeling and creation of expressive art for many years as a staple of the monthly Downtown Hollywood Artwalk and through Daniel’s volunteerism at the Hollywood Academy of Arts & Sciences Charter School where his daughters went to school.

We will miss Daniel’s free spirit dearly and leave you with Daniel’s “3 Rules in life, ‘always’:

Rule #1: BE HAPPY...

Rule #2: BE HEALTHY...

Rule #3: HAVE FUN...and there is a last rule...

Rule #4: you could create your own rules too!”