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Cecil C. Sowell, 1931-2019

FlaglerLive | February 19, 2019

Cecil C. Sowell, 87, of Flagler Beach, died February 17, 2019 at the Stuart F. Meyer Hospice House. A veteran of Korea and Vietnam, he was a builder, a deacon and a family man.

Lieselotte Martha Beilke, 1933-2018

FlaglerLive | February 13, 2019

Lieselotte Martha Beilke died at Palm Coast’s Windsor. She was married to Max Beilke in 1959 until Max’s death on September 11, 2001 in the terrorist attack on the Pentagon.

Lisa McDevitt, Flagler Auditorium’s Vigor and Champion, Remembered as ‘Mama Lisa’ Of the Performing Arts

FlaglerLive | February 4, 2019

Paying tribute to Lisa McDevitt, the Flagler Auditorium’s long-time executive director, were some 300 people Saturday, including family, friends, and performers she’d shepherded through the stage over the years.

Lisa McDevitt, a Force Behind Flagler Auditorium and Arts Education, Dies at 58

FlaglerLive | January 22, 2019

Lisa McDevitt, the executive director of the Flagler Auditorium for the last 16 years and a fierce advocate for the arts in education, died Monday after a months-long struggle with cancer.

Sharon Diane “Dee” Likins, 1943-2019

FlaglerLive | January 14, 2019

Sharon Diane “Dee” Likins, age 75, passed to her Lord’s hands peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, January 10th, 2019 at The Stuart F Meyer Hospice House in Palm Coast, Florida.

T.K. Wetherell, Former House Speaker and Florida State President, Dies at 72

FlaglerLive | December 16, 2018

Wetherell, a Daytona Beach native, served in the House from 1980 to 1992, the final two years as speaker. He died of cancer.

Jeremy A. Shults, 1988-2018

FlaglerLive | November 15, 2018

Jeremy A. Shults, 30, of Lima, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2018. Jeremy graduated from Flagler-Palm Coast High School in 2006.

Ronald Charles Gitschier Jr., Navy Veteran and Radio Master, 1962-2018

FlaglerLive | November 10, 2018

Ronald Charles Gitschier Jr., 56, was a 23-year Navy veteran, Flagler Broadcasting’s chief engineer for 10 years, husband, father and grandfather.

Patricia P. Sullivan, Former Chairwoman of Flagler Republican Party, Dies at 78

FlaglerLive | November 9, 2018

Patricia P. Sullivan, a former chairwoman of the Flagler County Republican Party married 52 years to Flagler County Commissioner Dave Sullivan, died Thursday at home following a long illness.

The Death of WNZF’s Ron Charles, Friend and Colleague, at 56

FlaglerLive | November 7, 2018

Ron ‘Charles’ Gitschier, 56, built Flagler County’s first radio station WNZF as its chief engineer for the past 10 years, was its news director and a man of rare integrity and humility.

Martin Tucker, Rancher and Bulwark of Pioneering West Flagler Family, Dies at 70

FlaglerLive | July 13, 2018

Leslie Martin Tucker Jr., father of School Board Chairman Trevor Tucker, cousin of Bunnell Commissioner Elbert Tucker, rancher and owner of Sun Country Pest Control, died Wednesday.

Nat Reed, Adviser to Governors and Presidents Who Left His Imprint on Flagler’s Environment, Dies

FlaglerLive | July 12, 2018

Nat Reed, who died at 84, co-founded 1,000 Friends of Florida. His stewardship led to Flagler’s progressive comprehensive plan and greenway and environmental successes.

Shirley “Bird” Blanton, 1928-2018

FlaglerLive | May 22, 2018

Shirley “Bird” Blanton, 89, of St. Augustine, Florida went to her heavenly home to be her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 20, 2018.

Judge Kim C. Hammond, Legend From Seminole Gridiron to Flagler Courtroom, Dies at 72

FlaglerLive | July 17, 2017

Judge Kim C. Hammond was appointed to the bench by Gov. Bob Graham in 1979 and spent his entire judicial in Flagler County, where the county courthouse now bears his name.

Profile In Resilience: Cindy Dalecki’s Journey From Loss Back to Radiance

FlaglerLive | May 22, 2017

Cindy Dalecki, one of the most recognizably sunny personalities and marketing executive in Flagler Beach and Palm Coast, describes her ongoing recovery from losing her husband and companion of 28 years.

1938-2017
James E. Gardner, ITT President
And Palm Coast Founder, Is Laid to Rest

FlaglerLive | May 11, 2017

James E. Gardner, who died May 5 at age 78, led ITT as it built Palm Coast between 1978 and 1990, and served on or led innumerable civic and business organizations.

Marvin Franklin Seagraves, 1925-2017

FlaglerLive | March 30, 2017

Marvin Franklin Seagraves, 91, of Emmett, MI, died Tuesday morning March 28, 2017, at McLaren Port Huron Hospital.

David Dalecki, True Floridian and Gentle Soul, 1969-2017

FlaglerLive | March 29, 2017

Dave Dalecki’s quiet, gentle soul will be remembered by everyone he ever met and beyond for his deep involvement in his community and elsewhere. He is survived by (among others) his wife of 23 years, Cindy, his sons Dalton and Tyler.

Remembering John Hankinson Jr., Towering Force in Environmental Protection in Flagler and Elsewhere

FlaglerLive | March 5, 2017

John Hankinson Jr., a long-time resident of Summer Haven just north of Marineland, had been an EPA Regional administrator and had headed a post-Deepwater Horizon spill task force. He was a frequent performer in the local musical scene as Johnny Matanzas.

Maxine Kronick, Fierce Doyenne of Local Arts and Children’s Theater, Dies On Approach of 80

FlaglerLive | January 17, 2017

Maxine Kronick, actress, special events coordinator and arts champion, had co-founder Theaterrific in the late 1980s in Palm Coast, a theater program for poorer children, and remained involved in local theater at Buddy Taylor Middle School and elsewhere.

Monique Haddad Branon
Beirut 1938 – Palm Coast 2013

FlaglerLive | November 25, 2013

Monique Haddad-Branon, née Safa, who died peacefully on the evening of Sunday 17 November 2013 in Palm Coast, had been a fixture in Lebanon’s media of the 1960s, 70s and 80s as a television and radio and newspaper reporter and columnist before evolving into a novelist and poet in her American years.

Josh D. Crews, 1976-2010

FlaglerLive | November 28, 2010

First Baptist Church on Saturday (Nov. 27) overflowed with emotions, remembrances and people at a service for Joshua Crews, the Flagler County native, one-time owner and long-time bartender at Woody’s BBQ who died when his car rolled on U.S. 1 on Nov. 21. He was 34.

Ranse Jones, Flagler Firefighter-Paramedic in a Coma Since May, Died on Monday

FlaglerLive | November 9, 2010

Ransford Jones was 34 years old. He had been with the Flagler County Fire Department for two years before an aneurysm felled him in May, while he was playing in a beach volleyball tournament in Panama City.