TOM LEWIS Thomas Edwin Lewis, Jr. died on December 28th in Tallahassee at the age of 80. Lewis was a retired colonel in the U.S. Air Force. An architect, some of his accomplishments included the design of the State Office Building complex in downtown Orlando and several dormitories at the University of Central Florida. His Read more about In Memoriam[…]
Lou Frey Former United States Congressman Lou Frey passed away on October 14th at the age of 85. He served the Central Florida community for a decade from 1968-1978 and was a member of the congressional Republican House leadership from 1973 through 1976. Frey brought tremendous economic development opportunities to the Central Florida area. As Read more about In Memoriam[…]
Dave Hood Former Representative Dave Hood (R-Ormond Beach) died March 15th after a long battle with brain cancer. Hood, a former mayor of Ormand Beach, was elected to the Florida House in 2012. Former Governor Rick Scott appointed him as a judge on the Seventh Judicial Circuit in 2014. Hood was 64.
Al Gutman Former Republican State Senator Al Gutman, of Miami, died February 16th. Born in Havana, Cuba, Gutman served in the Florida House of Representatives from 1984-1992 and in the Senate from 1992-1999. He plead guilty to Medicaid fraud in 1992 and was sentenced to five years in federal prison. Gutman, who was 60 years Read more about In Memoriam[…]
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[…]