"She was the original Energizer Bunny."
-- Danielle Reagan Wampler
Rita Reagan, a preservationist who fought to save Jacksonville's Klutho Apartments and Norman Studios, died Wednesday in Jacksonville after complications from heart surgery. She was 83.
“She was the original Energizer Bunny," said her daughter, Danielle Reagan Wampler. "People could not help but be swept into her orbit.”
Mrs. Reagan served for several years as board chairman of the Norman Studios Silent Film Museum Inc., the nonprofit organization that has been restoring the city-owned Norman Studios property at 6337 Arlington Road. She first got involved with the preservation effort in the mid-'90s and is listed on the group's website as Pro Bono Executive Director.
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