Red, white, and blue ribbons to honor mailman

By Special to the Lake Okeechobee News

Posted 3/4/20

Special to the Lake Okeechobee News/Boo H. Mosley BELLE GLADE — Red, white and blue ribbons on mailboxes in Belle Glade are in memory of mailman Oscar Boatwright. Those promoting the memorial …

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Red, white, and blue ribbons to honor mailman

Posted Wednesday, March 4, 2020 11:44 am

By Special to the Lake Okeechobee News

Special to the Lake Okeechobee News/Boo H. Mosley
BELLE GLADE — Red, white and blue ribbons on mailboxes in Belle Glade are in memory of mailman Oscar Boatwright. Those promoting the memorial ribbons ask residents to keep the ribbons up for the month of March to show Mr. Boatwright’s family how much he was loved by the community.

BELLE GLADE — Belle Glade community members are wrapping their mailboxes in red, white and blue ribbons to show support for the family of local mailman Oscar Boatwright, who was killed in a motorcycle crash in Broward County early Sunday morning.

Special to the Lake Okeechobee News/Linda Markham

BELLE GLADE — Belle Glade residents are placing red, white and blue ribbons on their mailboxes in memory of mailman Oscar Boatwright, who died in a motorcycle accident on Sunday. Linda Markham share this photo.

On March 1, Boo H. Mosley posted, “Everyone please share this in Belle Glade! Who would join in with me in tying a red, white and blue ribbon on their mailbox in memory of Oscar, our local mailman, and leaving it there for at least the month of March? I think this will mean a lot to his family to see ribbons on mailboxes throughout Belle Glade.”