WHEREAS,  Kyle St. Clair, a happy and brave 8-year-old boy from Scarborough, lived an inspirational life of resilience against tremendous adversity and was loved and admired by thousands throughout the community; and

WHEREAS,  Kyle was born prematurely on October 27, 2004 with a lung disease and severe dysmotility, a disease that prevented his digestive system from functioning properly and spent his first 9 months of life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Maine Medical Center; and

WHEREAS,  Kyle endured more than 50 painful surgeries and invasive tests and procedures to improve the quality of his life, and his courage and loving spirit captured the hearts of the Scarborough area; and

WHEREAS,  Kyle attended kindergarten and first grade at Blue Point Primary School and drew strong support from people in all walks of life, including the Scarborough High School football team and its boosters, who befriended him and held numerous fund-raisers for him; and

WHEREAS,  Kyle, with his family, organized multiple charity efforts to benefit institutions such as the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center and he had his own original project of sending out “Live for Today” cards and urging people to do something nice for someone else before passing the card along; and

WHEREAS,  Kyle passed away on January 8, 2013 at home and surrounded by his loving family; now, therefore, be it