Helen Spivey Explained

Helen Spivey (died April 20, 2022) was an American environmentalist and former member of the Florida House of Representatives.^[1] She grew up in New Jersey. In 1972 she moved to Crystal River, Florida. She was an advocate for manatees. She was a Democrat.^[2]

She was succeeded in the Florida House by Nancy Argenziano. She was known as the Manatee Lady.^[3] In 2011, Spivey's conservation work was recognized by the United States House of Representatives when Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz celebrated Spivey receiving the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2010 Regional Director’s Conservation Award.^[4]

Helen Spivey died April 20, 2020 at the age of 94.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Membership of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845-2020 . Compiled and Published under the Direction of the Clerk of the House . . 7 December 2020.
2. Web site: Helen Spivey is more than the "manatee lady'. Tampa Bay Times.
3. Web site: The Manatee Lady at 92, still spunky but taking things easy. Nancy. Kennedy. Chronicle Online.
4. Web site: Congressional Record - Extensions of Remarks . . 7 December 2020.
5. Web site: Sadusky . Nancy . 2022-06-01 . Remembering the Manatee Lady Helen Spivey . 2023-12-07 . Save the Manatee . en-US.