June 19, 2013
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Icon: Dick Vitale
Basketball coach, broadcaster, born 1939, Lakewood Ranch
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Published on 2/1/2010
Icon: Michael Gannon
UF distinguished professor emeritus of history; author, former priest; Gainesville; Born 1928
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Published on 1/1/2010
Icon: Marcella Hazan
Cooking teacher and author, born 1924, Longboat Key
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Published on 12/1/2009
Icon: Wade L. Hopping
Born Aug. 12, 1931; died Aug. 11, 2009 -- Former Florida Supreme Court justice, lobbyist; Tallahassee
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Published on 10/1/2009
Icon: Edgar Mitchell
An Apollo 14 astronaut and sixth man on the moon. Also, watch a video where he talks about his extraterrestrial experiences and see him in action on the moon.
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Published on 9/1/2009
Icon: James Rosenquist
Pop-art movement artist; age 75; Lives in Pasco County. Also, watch video interview.
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Published on 8/1/2009
Icon: Bob Martinez
Florida governor, 1987-91; U.S. drug czar, 1991-93, age 74
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Published on 7/1/2009
Icon: Mike Peters
Creator of Mother Goose & Grimm comic strip, age 65, Orlando
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Published on 3/1/2009
Icon: Margaret D. Lowman
Rainforest canopy researcher, professor of biology and environmental studies at New Collage, author, age 55
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Published on 2/1/2009
Icon: Doug Williams
Retired NFL quarterback (1978-1989), Super Bowl XXII MVP; former head coach at Grambling State University; personnel executive for Tampa Bay Buccaneers, age 53
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Published on 1/1/2009
Icon: Bob Butterworth
Florida attorney general, 1987-2002; Florida Dept. of Children and Families secretary, 2007-Aug. 2008; age 66.
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Published on 12/1/2008
Icon: Fred Schultz
Banker; philanthropist; Speaker, Florida House of Representatives, 1969-70; vice chairman, Federal Reserve Board, 1978-82; died Nov. 23, 2009, age 80.
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Published on 11/1/2008
Icon: Eugene Patterson
Former editor of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution and St. Petersburg Times, author, age 85.
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Published on 10/1/2008
Icon: Harris Mullen
Harris Mullen founded Florida Trend in 1958 and ran it for 22 years before selling it to the St. Petersburg Times.
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Published on 9/1/2008
Icon: Bill Haast
Snake handler, venom researcher. Haast died June 15, 20911 at age 100.
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Published on 8/1/2008
Icon: Marion P. Hammer
Past president of National Rifle Association, 1995 to 1998; executive director of Unified Sportsman of Florida; certified firearms instructor, age 69
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Published on 7/1/2008
