Marcia Cooke Marcia Cooke, the first African American woman to serve as a federal judge, died on January 27th at the age of 68. Cooke moved to Florida in 1992 and served as director of professional development in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida. Additionally, she served as Executive Assistant U.S. Read more about In Memoriam[…]
Joe Kittinger Joseph William Kittinger died on December 9th at the age of 94. A former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who was captured during the Vietnam War, he retired as a Colonel in 1978 and was granted over 40 awards during his career. Kittinger held the world record for the highest skydive from 1960 Read more about Joe Kittinger[…]
Bill Hager Former Republican State Representative Bill Hager died on October 13th in North Dakota at the age of 74. Before living in Florida, Hager served as Insurance Commissioner of Iowa. He moved to Florida in 1990 and served as deputy mayor of the City of Boca Raton from 2004-05. Hager served in the Florida House Read more about In Memoriam[…]
Fred Humphries Former Florida A&M University president Frederick S. Humphries died June 24th in Orlando. Humphries served as president of the historically black university from 1985-2001. A native of Apalachicola, he graduated from Tallahassee’s FAMU in 1957. During his tenure at FAMU, he increased the number of National Achievement Scholars, ranking first in the nation Read more about In Memoriam[…]
Joe Brown Former Secretary of the Florida Senate Joe Brown died April 16th in Tallahassee. In 1974, Brown became the 40th Secretary of the Florida Senate. He served for 22 years, retiring in 1996. Brown was 88. Michael Collins Astronaut Michael Collins died of cancer at the age of 90 on April 28th. Collins Read more about In Memoriam[…]