Some folks with ties to Temple Terrace recently passed away.
The following people with ties to the Temple Terrace community recently passed away. May they rest in peace. Eudora Hernandez passed away May 15, 2013. Jimmie W. Nobles passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2013 James H. Harvey
Temple Terrace Police Det. Christopher Migliore died recently due to illness.
The Temple Terrace Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its own. Det. Christopher Migliore, 31, was laid to rest March 4 following complications from Cushing’s Syndrome, according to Examiner.com. A former officer of the year, Migliore began his career on the University of South Florida Police Department before joining the Temple Terrace force. Temple Terrace communications officer Chad Bennett, a longtime friend of Migliore, issued the End of Watch call following the funeral services, Examiner.com reported. “Temple Terrace Police calling 707. 707? 707? No response...final call for Temple Terrace police detective Chris Migliore,” the article states. Bennett said the department will retire Migliore’s badge number, 51, and unit …
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Schine, a civic leader credited with saving Woodmont Clubhouse in Temple Terrace, died Sunday.
Jerry Schine will remember his late wife as a devoted and loving mother, a friend to many, a selfless volunteer and a civic leader. “When she saw things that needed to be done, she got them done,” Jerry said. Marjorie “Margie” Schine died Sunday at the age of 89. Margie was born on Nov. 6, 1923, as a fourth-generation Tampa native. She married Jerry in 1955 and they moved to Temple Terrace the next year. They had a son and named him Michael. Margie was a go-getter, but she tackled obstacles without being pushy. “In the 1941 (Plant) High School Annual, she was voted sweetest and friendliest,” Jerry said. “And that she was.” In 1958, Margie was a charter member of the GFWC Temple Terrace Junior Woman’s Club and was its president one year …
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Former Hillsborough County Administrator Fred Karl died March 7.
Hillsborough County is mourning the loss of one its longstanding leaders today, March 7. Fred Karl, a former county administrator, county attorney, state legislator and Florida Supreme Court justice, was 88. A Daytona native, Karl served as an Army tank commander in World War II and was present at the Battle of the Bulge, according to The Tampa Tribune. His public service career continued long after the war was over. The Stetson Law graduate served in the Florida House from 1956-64 when he attempted a bid for the governor’s office. After that, he ran for the Florida Senate in 1968 and served until 1971, according to web sources. Karl then sat on the Florida Supreme Court from 1977 until 1978 when he opted to go back into private practice. …
1:45 pm on Thursday, March 7, 2013
I was a county commission reporter at the time Fred Karl, who had already retired as a Supreme Court justice, agreed to come out of retirement and help out Hillsborough County at a time when growth and, unfortunately, graft were rampant. I was, frankly, in awe of this guy who'd been an Army tank commander at the Battle of the Bulge, a state legislator and Supreme Court justice. But during his … more ›
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced that her father, Joseph C. Bondi Jr., died Tuesday. He was 76 years old.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced that her father, Joseph C. Bondi Jr., died Tuesday. He was 76 years old.
Update (Jan. 9, 4 p.m.): “A Celebration of Life” funeral service for former Temple Terrace Mayor Joseph C. Bondi Jr. will take place Jan. 20 at Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church at 2 p.m., according to a press release from the City of Temple Terrace. Mayor Frank Chillura said he “joins the entire Temple Terrace community in expressing his deepest condolences and highest respect for former Mayor Bondi,” the release states. Bondi died peacefully on Jan. 8 at Melech Hospice House in Temple Terrace after a six-month battle with leukemia, family members said in the release. He was 76. He is survived by his wife, Patsy, and their three children: Pam, Beth and Brad. The release states that Bondi served on the Temple Terrace City Council from …
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4:05 pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Joseph Bondi was a great man and a true Leader in Temple Terrace...now here is a Mayor that deserves a statue. more ›
Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf had retired to Tampa, Fla., after a final military assignment leading U.S. Central Command.
Retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, 78, passed away today in Tampa, according to media reports. Schwarzkopf was best known to the American people for his leadership in removing Saddam Hussein and his forces from Kuwait in 1991. Schwarzkopf had successfully led an international coalition of U.S. allies to drive out Iraqi troops. "Barbara and I mourn the loss of a true American patriot and one of the great military leaders of his generation," former President George H.W. Bush said in a written statement, according to ABC News. Schwarzkopf led what came to be known as Operation Desert Storm under President Bush. Most recently, Schwarzkopf had served as commander-in-chief of U.S. Central Command, headquartered at MacDill Air Force Base in …
10:49 am on Thursday, February 28, 2013
Liberalist views are undoubtedly from individuals whom have never served either in the armed forces or in a public service manner (police, fire etc). more ›
The World War II veteran, who spent more than 50 years as a lawmaker, was pronounced dead at Tampa General Hospital.
A memorial service for former congressman Sam Gibbons will be held at Tampa's Palma Ceia Presbyterian Church at 11 a.m. Oct. 20, according to Tampabay.com. Gibbons, an iconic Bay Area figure and politician who was instrumental in the creation of the University of South Florida died on Oct. 10, 2012. The World War II veteran, who spent more than 50 years as a lawmaker, was pronounced dead at Tampa General Hospital. Gibbons, 92, lived through some of the most significant events in Bay Area and U.S. history. He served decades in the Legislature and Congress, developing a reputation as an outspoken lawmaker.
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Small business has been a major theme both inside and outside the Tampa Bay Times Forum this week.
Small business has been a major theme both inside and outside the Tampa Bay Times Forum this week. With events tied to the 2012 Republican National Convention taking place in all parts of the Tampa Bay area, many local business owners prepared to have the biggest money making week of their year. At the beginning of the convention, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and the 2012 Tampa Host Committee projected a $150 – 175 million boost to Tampa’s economy because of the 2012 RNC. "The way the City (of Tampa) and the Downtown Partnership put it out, we'd have 50,000 visitors and we'd be swamped," said Marc Zolkowski earlier this week. Zolkowski is the co-owner of the Metro Lounge and Restaurant in downtown Tampa. His neighboring business owner, …
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8:43 am on Saturday, September 1, 2012
Definitions: Liberal: Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian attitudes, views, or dogmas; free from bigotry. Favoring proposals for reform, open to new ideas for progress, and tolerant of the ideas and behavior of others; broad-minded. Tending to give freely; generous: a liberal benefactor. Generous in amount; ample. Conservative: Favoring traditional views and … more ›
The wife of the late Art Pepin died in her Temple Terrace home.
Polly Virginia Pepin, 87, of Temple Terrace, passed away peacefully at her home Aug. 16 surrounded by her loving family and friends, according to an obituary on the JGR Funeral Home website. Pepin was the wife of the late philanthropist and beer distributor Art Pepin. Read more about their contributions to the community in this TBO.com story.
Bonnie Wagner
1:40 am on Thursday, April 25, 2013
My condolences to Jerry and all the family from Bonnie Wagner. When Margie was president of TTJWC in 1958 I was one of her officers. As a memento she gave me a small china angel bell which says, "God Protect You." It has been sitting on the center of my range since that time. Now I live in CA, and it is still on my stove top. more ›