This Senate resolution honors the life and memory of Jereima "Jeri" Bustamante on the seventh anniversary of her passing. The text says she moved from Panama to the United States, attended Miami Beach Senior High School, and earned a bachelor’s degree in Communication and Media Sciences and a master’s degree in Public Administration from Florida International University. It says she worked while in school, interned at a Miami television station, and later served as press secretary to Governor Rick Scott. The resolution notes her enthusiasm and service are missed, describes a Jereima Bustamante Memorial Scholarship for Miami Beach Senior High graduates, and records that April 8, 2025, is seven years since her life ended in a fatal boating accident. The resolution would have the Senate honor her memory, offer condolences to her family and friends, recognize her example about pursuing the American Dream, and encourage scholarship recipients to carry on her legacy.
The Senate is formally recognizing and honoring Jeri Bustamante’s life and work. The resolution offers condolences to her family and encourages those who receive the Jereima Bustamante Memorial Scholarship to follow her example. It is a statement by the Senate noting her biography and legacy as described in the text.
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The resolution expresses that Jeri Bustamante lived the American Dream, had a strong work ethic and successful public-service career, and left a lasting positive impact through a memorial scholarship. It calls on scholarship recipients to carry on her legacy and offers sympathy to her loved ones.
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