April 17, 2024
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Former chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court Fred Lewis
Former chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court; professor at Florida Southern College, Tallahassee/Lakeland; age 71
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Published on 8/26/2019
Florida Icon: Former Orlando Magic executive Pat Williams
The Orlando Magic executive shares lessons learned...
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Published on 7/26/2019
Hall of Fame Florida swimming coach Randy Reese
“Coaching has changed. Competing against the phones is the biggest problem I have.”
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Published on 6/24/2019
Florida Icon: Mike Jackson
Executive Chairman, AutoNation, Fort Lauderdale; age 70
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Published on 5/28/2019
Florida Icon: Biologist Mike Owen
Biologist Mike Owen on a lesson from his dad...
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Published on 4/26/2019
Florida Icon: Former HSN pitchman Bob Circosta
First on-air host at the Home Shopping Club — later the Home Shopping Network — entrepreneur, Clearwater; age 69
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Published on 3/27/2019
Florida Icon Thaddeus Bullard
Former football player, social activist, WWE wrestler "Titus O'Neil," Tampa; age 41
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Published on 2/25/2019
Florida Icon J.R. 'Johnny' Lopez de la Cruz
The retired U.S. Army colonel, 78, president, Bay of Pigs Veterans Association brigade 2506, shares his thoughts on Cuba, the U.S. and life in general
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Published on 1/25/2019
Florida Icon: Diane McFarlin
The Dean of University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications and former Gainesville Sun Editor shares her journalism and publishing experiences.
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Published on 12/27/2018
Duncan McClellan is a ‘Florida Icon'
The glass artist reflects on his life and offers lessons learned along the way. “I can alienate a lot of people with my opinions, so I generally don't advertise them.”
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Published on 11/28/2018
Florida Icon: Jack Levine
Child and family advocate; founder, 4Generations Institute; former president, Voices For Florida's Children, Tallahassee; age 67
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Published on 10/24/2018
Florida Icon: JoAnn Morgan
JoAnn Morgan, NASA aerospace engineer, was the first woman to serve as a senior executive at Kennedy Space Center
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Published on 9/27/2018
Florida Icon: David Lawrence Jr.
(Chairman, Children's Movement of Florida; former publisher, Miami Herald, Coral Gables; age 76)
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Published on 8/28/2018
Florida Icon: Judith A. Bense
Former UWF President Judith A. Bense, sheds light on what she learned growing up on a dairy farm and more.
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Published on 7/27/2018
Stephen Leatherman, aka ‘Dr. Beach'
Steven Leatherman is a coastal ecologist and professor at Florida International University.
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Published on 6/28/2018
Florida 'Icon' Jeff Klinkenberg
Longtime journalist and author Jeff Klinkenberg
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Published on 5/29/2018
Historian Raymond Arsenault – a Florida Icon
Historian, writer, St. Petersburg; age 70
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Published on 4/27/2018
Greg Asbed is a ‘Florida Icon'
“Being born poor shouldn't be a life sentence,”
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Published on 3/28/2018
Sherrill Milnes is a ‘Florida Icon'
Operatic baritone, Palm Harbor; age 83
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Published on 2/27/2018
Florida Icon: Pedro José Greer Jr.
Professor of medicine, Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Miami; age 61.
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Published on 1/26/2018
Al Hoffman is a ‘Florida Icon'
Real estate developer, former U.S. ambassador to Portugal, North Palm Beach; age 83
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Published on 12/28/2017
Ronald ‘Winky' Wright is a ‘Florida Icon'
Former professional boxer and two-time light middleweight world champion, St. Petersburg; age 45
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Published on 10/26/2017
Steve Spurrier, Florida Icon
Former football player, football coach, Gainesville; age 72
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Published on 9/28/2017
Wilson Bradshaw is a ‘Florida Icon'
(Former president of Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers; age 71)
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Published on 8/28/2017
Craig Fugate is a ‘Florida Icon'
Former Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator, former director of Florida's Emergency Management Division, Gainesville; age 58
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Published on 7/26/2017
