Obituaries
ODESSA, FL — Janine Dorsey, a longtime editor at the former Tampa Tribune, and her partner were hit and killed by an accused impaired driver as they rode their tandem bicycle Tuesday night on an extension of the Pinellas Trail, police said.
She was the heart of La Gaceta. And for most, she was also ‘Nana.’
When Patrick Manteiga sat down to write his mother’s obituary, (more…)
Don Moore, a defining local journalist, meets his final deadline
For more than 50 years, Thomas D. “Don” Moore wrote stories along Florida’s west coast. (more…)
Politicians underestimated this reporter. Bless their hearts.
Virginia Ellis was the first woman to lead this newsroom’s statehouse bureau. She died on Christmas Eve at 77. (more…)
Historian, writer detailed Clay County’s past for a decade for Clay Today
For more than a decade, Mary Jo McTammany provided readers with a magical portal to Clay County’s past. (more…)
Family, friends, colleagues remember community figure Anne Heymen, former Record staffer
Anne Heymen loved St. Johns County and it loved her back. (more…)
Veteran journalist Tom Rawlins remained true to his craft
At the Rawlins family dinner table, meals began with two things: a prayer and a running joke that the conversation to come was off the record. (more…)
Louis McCarthy, contributing Times photographer, dies
Louis Peter McCarthy, a contributing photographer to the Daytona Times, died on Nov. 6 at age 78. Mr. McCarthy was the husband of Daytona Times columnist Jeroline “Jerry’’ McCarthy. (more…)
Remembering Alligator alumnus and photographer Matt Marriott
Matt Marriott’s energy filled a room. He had a large stature and a beard with its own zip code. But above all, he’s remembered for his sense of humor and talent, photographing above and below the sea. (more…)
Former UF Journalism Dean Ralph Lowenstein Dies After Stroke
Ralph Lynn Lowenstein, lauded as a visionary in the news industry and who led the University of Florida’s journalism school for nearly two decades in the post-Watergate era, died Monday after suffering a stroke. He was 90. (more…)