Department of Business and Professional Regulation Named acting deputy secretary was Thomas Philpot who has been the director of the state’s Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco. Philpot replaces Andrew Fier, who recently left to join the Vezina, Lawrence & Piscitelli law firm in Tallahassee. Florida Department of Health Named interim communications director was Nick Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]
John Young Astronaut John Young, who grew up in Orlando, died at his home in Houston on January 5, 2018. Young worked for NASA for 42 years and flew a record six space missions, piloting the first manned Gemini mission; making two trips to the moon; and commanding the very first and the ninth Space Shuttle Read more about In Memoriam[…]
Arnett Giradeau Former Jacksonville legislator and civil rights leader Arnett Girardeau, DDS died October 26th at the age of 88. Dr. Girardueau served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1976 to 1983. In 1982, he was elected to the State Senate and he served until 1992. He was president pro tempore of the Senate in Read more about In Memoriam[…]
Former Senator Lee Weissenborn died May 7th in Palmetto Bay at the age of 88. Weissenborn, who represented Miami-Dade in the Florida House from 1963 to 1967 and Florida Senate from 1967 to 1972, is most notable for sponsoring legislation to move the State Capitol from Tallahassee to Orlando. A champion of civil rights, Weissenborn Read more about In Memoriam[…]
Charles B. Reed Charles Reed, a former chancellor of Florida’s public university system, passed away in Tallahassee on December 6th at the age of 75. Dr. Reed served as Governor Bob Graham’s chief of staff from 1984-1985 and took over the university system in 1985. He left Florida in 1998 to become chancellor of California’s Read more about In Memoriam[…]