In Memoriam: Robert Thomas (Bob) Shircliff
May 20, 1928 to January 2, 2020 Bob Shircliff, the man known for saying, “there is no right way to do the wrong thing,” peacefully passed away January 2 at age 91, leaving Jacksonville without one of its greatest philanthropists and civic leaders. “Others have said it and I concur, Bob Shircliff really was Jacksonville’s […]
In Memoriam: Carol Tompkins Cassidy
June 16, 1931 – Nov. 26, 2019 Carol Tomkins Cassidy, a longtime member of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church and a past member of its Altar Guild, passed away peacefully in her home Nov. 26, 2019. Friends described her as “always a lady,” and a kind person who took care of her own dear friend Mary […]
In Memoriam: Thomas Vernon Bowyer
January 9, 1948 – October 1, 2019 The owner and renown cake decorator of the former Bowyer’s Bakery, which was once a Lakewood institution, is gone. Thomas Vernon Bowyer, 71, a San Marco-area resident and former co-owner of the Bowyer’s Lakewood Bakery & Catering service, passed away unexpectedly October 1, 2019. Bowyer was a man […]
In Memoriam: Joshua Joel Nugent
May 29, 1977 – Jan. 10, 2020 The real estate agents at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices/Florida Network were shocked to learn of the passing of their 42-year-old colleague Joshua Joel Nugent on Jan. 10. Linda Sherrer, founder and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices/Florida Network Realty, said her business and the community have a void due to […]
Senior grabs chance to help clean community
On an average day, Linda Reeds is bright-eyed and bushy-tailed well before sunrise. She doesn’t own a television, so she begins her day by listening to the morning news on National Public Radio. By 7 a.m., she can usually be found riding her purple bicycle on St. Johns Avenue near the Shoppes of Avondale, using […]
The Way We Were: Harry Frisch
At age 96, Harry Frisch rides five days a week from his San Jose home to his office at Beaver Street Fisheries, where he climbs two flights of stairs at least twice a day and maintains a busy schedule of conference calls, luncheons and meetings. He jokes that he plans to take a day off […]
Horticulturist saves rare orchid from extinction
Thanks to Houston Snead, a Riverside resident and horticulturist at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens (JZG), together with Lisa Hassell, an environmental specialist from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, a rare flowering plant, may be saved from extinction. Snead and Hassell did a comprehensive survey in the state of Florida of the […]
Words Count: Justin Shrader
Mountain hiking during daylight amidst calm weather can have its erratic, exciting moments. Hiking Japan’s Mt. Fuji, a sacred, stratovolcanic structure of basaltic lava and rock resulting from sequences of volcanic activity, in the dark wee hours during typhoon season, tends to heighten the hiking experience to a whole other level. Between periodic rain, 60 […]
