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March 1, 2023 In Memoriam

In Memoriam

Howard Eugene Barwick, Miami Shores
Admitted: 1955; Died September 3, 2016

Wings Slocum Benton, Tallahassee
Admitted: 1972; Died January 15, 2023

Lester Merin Blain, Tampa
Admitted: 1965; Died July 20, 2016

Charles Warren Bostwick, Jacksonville
Admitted: 1951; Died July 16, 2016

James Breslin, Jr., St. Petersburg Beach
Admitted: 1976; Died September 20, 2022

Robert Theodore Burger, Melbourne
Admitted: 1974; Died July 10, 2016

Ralph Ernest Burns, Jr., Boca Raton
Admitted: 1980; Died December 19, 2022

John Joseph Camerota, Tavares
Admitted: 2002; Died November 15, 2021

Jack H. Chambers, Jacksonville
Admitted: 1957; Died August 22, 2016

Marcia Gail Cooke, Miami
Admitted: 2001; Died January 27, 2023

C. Welborn Daniel, Leesburg
Admitted: 1950; Died August 10, 2016

Russell W. Divine, Orlando
Admitted: 1980; Died September 13, 2022

John Edmund Duvall, Melrose
Admitted: 1985; Died January 23, 2023

Peter Timothy Flood, Naples
Admitted: 1984; Died December 29, 2022

Terence Edward Furman, Jacksonville
Admitted: 1988; Died February 26, 2019

Roberto Antonio Godoy, Miami
Admitted: 1974; Died December 3, 2022

Roland H. Gomez, Miami
Admitted: 1963; Died November 29, 2022

Glen E. Greenfelder, Dade City
Admitted: 1971; Died October 29, 2022

Paul Harold Hessler, Tampa
Admitted: 1978; Died December 29, 2022

Bernard L. Jaffe, Miami
Admitted: 1964; Died June 7, 2016

Eli Shelton Jenkins III, Crystal River
Admitted: 1956; Died July 24, 2016

Stanley Paul Kaplan, Palmetto Bay
Admitted: 1964; Died January 24, 2023

Edward Lee Kind, Boca Raton
Admitted: 1977; Died December 6, 2022

Paul Watson Lambert, Tallahassee
Admitted: 1971; Died January 9, 2023

Stephen John Langs, Orlando
Admitted: 1998; Died October 25, 2022

Robert Joseph Lehner, Miami
Admitted: 1990; Died January 15, 2023

Philip Z. Leighton, Orlando
Admitted: 1964; Died July 23, 2016

Ambler Holmes Moss, Jr., Coral Gables
Admitted: 1982; Died December 27, 2022

Kari Jorma Myllynen, Land O’Lakes
Admitted: 2008; Died December 13, 2022

Richard W. Pearce, Deland
Admitted: 1950; Died September 15, 2016

Benjamin K. Phipps II, Tallahassee
Admitted: 1964; Died December 30, 2022

Ira Bruce Price, Miami
Admitted: 1976; Died October 26, 2022

Willard S. Radcliffe, The Woodlands, TX
Admitted: 1974; Died January 4, 2023

Craig Marc Rappel, Viera
Admitted: 1988; Died January 18, 2023

Samuel Barclay Reiner II, Miami
Admitted: 1985; Died December 27, 2022

Richard Eugene Rhoads, Havana
Admitted: 1969; Died August 26, 2016

Ronald Ray Richmond, Tallahassee
Admitted: 1970; Died December 22, 2022

Herman Frank Rubio, Jr., Miami Shores
Admitted: 1976; Died January 7, 2023

Harry D. Rutherford, Coral Gables
Admitted: 2019; Died September 22, 2022

Harvey Ruvin, Miami
Admitted: 1963; Died December 31, 2022

Frederick E. Schiess, Balsam, NC
Admitted: 1952; Died July 23, 2016

Martin Edward Segal, Coral Gables
Admitted: 1964; Died December 30, 2022

Elliot Stanley Shaw, West Palm Beach
Admitted: 1974; Died January 14, 2023

David Winn Stephenson, Birmingham, AL
Admitted: 2001; Died January 5, 2023

Steven Michael Stoll, Ft. Lauderdale
Admitted: 1992; Died January 23, 2023

Martin Stephen Turner, Tallahassee
Admitted: 1966; Died January 17, 2023

Harold A. Turtletaub, Charlotte, NC
Admitted: 1959; Died January 2, 2023

John Allen Unruh, Vero Beach
Admitted: 1989; Died December 30, 2022

Arthur D. Vandroff, Sarasota
Admitted: 1965; Died July 1, 2016

Andrew L. Waks, Miami
Admitted: 1977; Died November 15, 2022

Rome Earl Welbaum, Palmetto Bay
Admitted: 1959; Died August 30, 2016

James William York, Tallahassee
Admitted: 1976; Died December 27, 2022

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