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Scaling Up:
Catalyst HRE goes next level BY WILL ISERN
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n the years leading up to the Great Recession, Chad Henderson was an entrepreneurial twenty-something fresh from college making his first forays into the red-hot real estate market of the early-2000s. When the recession hit, Henderson, like real estate investors everywhere, got hit hard. But he was still young and had seen the market in boom and bust.
“I was really blessed to be able to see an extreme thriving market and learn from that, and to see a rock bottom market and learn from that and still be at a very young time in my career,” Henderson said. “So one of the big takeaways from that was that I did not just want to be a deal guy, I wanted to really offer up a true value-added proposition to whatever sector of real estate that I ended up working in.” Early on, Henderson did a few deals developing health care clinics in northwest Florida and noticed there were few other players in the market. He enjoyed the health clinic deals and set his sights on making his company, Catalyst, an industry leader in healthcare real estate. “I wish I could tell you that over 10 years ago I was a visionary and knew that the Affordable Care Act was coming down the pipe and that all of this health care delivery would change and they would need more dynamic real estate outlets than they had in the past,” Henderson said. “The reality is I did a couple clinics early on, I really enjoyed the stakeholder engagement of the provider and all of that that went on with healthcare real estate, really looked around our neck of the woods and noticed no one was really focused on healthcare real estate and began to dive in and learn more about it.” In the decade since, Henderson’s company has gown by leaps and bounds to become one of the nation’s largest private equity real estate investors with more than two million square feet of healthcare real estate under
management in 11 states. The company has doubled the size of its workforce in the last twelve months and is currently working on over half a billion in acquisitions and development. Henderson, 39, said he expects to double the company’s assets within twelve months. Catalyst’s meteoric rise can be attributed to a combination of Henderson’s vision, ambition and excellent timing. With the passage of the Affordable Care Act and a shift in healthcare to pay-for-performance, doctors across the country were incentivized to band together in larger and larger groups. Whereas 20 years ago a doctor might have maintained her own office, it is increasingly likely today that she is employed directly by a large company or specialty group. These groups need facilities in which to see and treat their patients, but aren’t necessarily interested in owning them. Instead, they lease them long-term from companies like Catalyst. Catalyst leverages that stream of guaranteed income to gain access to capital, acquire more properties and thus achieve scale. Investors, Henderson said, have begun to recognize the potential value of healthcare real estate separate from other commercial real estate. “Healthcare until about 20 years has been under the umbrella of office (space), but as healthcare delivery has changed and access to healthcare has become more prevalent, healthcare real estate has really started to become its own sector, and that market has begun to mature,” Henderson said. “We think that’s going to continue for reasons like
an aging demographic. As our population ages then they’ll want more access to healthcare, so intuitional investors will get more conformable placing capital and understanding healthcare credit and healthcare delivery and so forth, and we’re hopefully a really good avenue for those institutional investors to invest in healthcare.” Catalyst’s growth from a local startup to a national player has been quick even by Silicon Valley standards, more so for a company headquartered in Pensacola. The transition from what Henderson termed “country club capital” to true scale was critical. Rather than have to negotiate with new investors each time Catalyst wanted to make a deal, the company sought out a programmatic institutional capital partner. It took time to find the right partner, but last summer Catalyst entered into a equity joint venture partnership with Boston, Massachusetts-based Bain Capital Real Estate. With a reliable access to capital, Henderson has set his sights on building a billion-dollar healthcare real estate portfolio over the next three years. The company has opened offices in Ocala, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and WinstonSalem, North Carolina, and hired industry veterans in key leadership roles. Major acquisitions followed, including a $150 million, 21-property deal in August 2018 with Physicians Realty Trust, a publicly traded real estate investment trust. Physicians Realty Trust CEO John Thomas said Henderson and Catalyst have quickly
established themselves as leaders in the healthcare real estate industry. “I was impressed with Chad from the outset,” said Thomas. “He’s a very entrepreneurial guy, he has very high integrity and a very strong ability to build relationships. Because of that we bought a few buildings he had developed just to put our toe in the water, and since then we’ve sold some to him and he’s sold some to us, things that fit his strategy better or fit our strategy better. One of the things our success has allowed us to do is work with people we want to work with and not those don’t want to, and he easily fits in that category of people we want to work with.” Henderson has worked hard to position Catalyst as a dynamic, growth-stage company on the cutting edge of the transition in healthcare. Catalyst describes itself as a healthcare company first, built on the four pillars of “plan, create optimize and manage.” The company not only does traditional real estate development, but also consulting, lease administration, maintenance and more. Catalyst’s goal, Henderson said, is to be an ongoing partner with its clients. “We think that that continuum of services align really nicely with healthcare and all of the changes going on in healthcare,” Henderson said. Catalyst’s ability to establish itself in less than a decade as one of the nation’s leading healthcare real estate firms in the country, Thomas said, is a testament to Henderson’s tenacity and the market’s fragmentation.
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Unlike apartment buildings or retail locations, healthcare facilities are still largely owned by individual doctors or healthcare groups, meaning there’s lots of potential for companies like Catalyst to buy and lease them back to the healthcare providers. “It’s an extremely fragmented area of real estate,” Thomas said. “Ninety percent of malls, for example, are owned by (real estate trusts), but only 10 to 20 percent of medical facilities are owned by institutional capital. So the amount of it being owned mostly by doctors and hospitals has created enormous opportunity for people who know what they’re doing, and Chad is definitely one of those guys who knows what he’s doing.” Despite his company’s tremendous growth, Henderson has never sought to relocate Catalyst from Pensacola. The company occupies the fourth floor of the Rhodes building in downtown Pensacola, which it purchased from Quint Studer in November 2015 for $3.1 million. The office, with its exposed brick, reclaimed wood and glass walls, could be mistaken for a tech startup. Henderson’s own office is modest, though a considerable step-up from his humble beginnings as a 16-year-old selling ice cream to boaters on Perdido Key. Henderson was recently named chairman of the Studer Community Institute and said he is passionate about the city’s growth and keeping his company here. “I’m extremely passionate about Pensacola,” Henderson said. “My family is from here, I grew up here, this is home.”
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Volunteer sought for FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance Board of Directors The Escambia County Board of County Commissioners is seeking Escambia County residents interested in volunteering to be considered for an appointment on the FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance Board of Directors. Residents interested in serving on the board are asked to submit a resume and letter indicating their desire to serve by close of business March 5. Resumes should be submitted to Judy Witterstaeter, Program Coordinator, Board of County Commissioners, P.O. Box 1591, Pensacola, FL 32502, or emailed to jhwitter@myescambia.com. Please be aware that resumes submitted to a BCC agenda for consideration will become part of the official minutes and are subject to public records requests. The FloridaWest Economic Development Alliance was created in October 2014 when economic development was separated and moved out from under the present day Greater Pensacola Chamber. FloridaWest EDA operates as a publicly/privately-funded organization, observing all local, state and federal laws that apply to nonprofit or-
ganizations as defined in section 501(c) (6) of the Internal Revenue Code and Florida’s Government-in-the Sunshine Law, sections 286 and 288.075 of the Florida statutes. The mission of FloridaWest EDA is to promote industry and commerce, enhance the business climate and stimulate economic prosperity, support workforce development, promote community development and encourage political action. FloridaWest EDA strives to accomplish the greatest good for the greatest number of people in Pensacola, Escambia County and Northwest Florida. The membership of the FloridaWest EDA Board of Directors consists of not less than seven and not more than 21 members made up of members from the private sector and two members each who are appointed by the city and the county. Appointees serve as long as the appointing authority wants them to serve. The FloridaWest EDA Board of Directors meets at the Greater Pensacola Chamber, 117 W. Garden St., the last Tuesday of every other month from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
County Youth Employment Program seeking applicants Escambia County is seeking youth ages 16-24 who are interested in an opportunity to get paid work experience this summer through the Escambia County Youth Employment Program. Applications are due March 8. Qualified youth who are accepted into ECYEP will be able to work up to 30 hours a week at $8.46 per hour, with positions available in various county departments along with the Escambia County School District, Property Appraiser, Tax Collector’s Office and Supervisor of Elections Office. Participants will also receive job readiness training prior to job placement as well as post-employment briefings. Last summer, 76 youth participated
in the program, working in county departments including Public Works, Public Safety, Escambia County Area Transit, West Florida Public Libraries and more. Read more about their experience here. Limited positions are available. Requirements for the program are as follows: • Must be age 16 to 24 • Must live in Escambia County, Florida Applications can also be picked up during normal business hours at 221 S. Palafox Place, 4th floor reception desk. Incomplete application packets will not be accepted. For full application, visit myescambia.com.
Escambia County supports wheelchair ramp pilot program Escambia County is partnering with local nonprofit agencies for a wheelchair ramp pilot partnership program that aims to help county residents maintain independence and improve wheelchair accessibility to their homes. The Escambia Board of County Commissioners approved funding for the program at the December Committee of the Whole meeting. Under the pilot program, the county will work with nonprofit agencies to build the ramps, with the agencies providing volunteer labor for construction and the county providing funding for materials. Local agencies including Pensacola Civitan Club, Council on Aging of West Florida Inc., Pensacola Habitat for Humanity Inc. and Ray of Hope of Northwest Florida Inc. will participate in the program to provide volunteer construction of ramps, but are often limited in the number of ramps that can be built due to a shortage of volunteers and/or funding for materials and supplies. These agencies are looking for handy volunteers to support their ramp building initiatives. For volunteer opportunities, please contact the agencies below: • Pensacola Civitan Club: 255-9796
• Council on Aging of West Florida: 266-2518 • Pensacola Habitat for Humanity: 434-5456 • Ray of Hope of Northwest Florida: 995-0007 Aid will be targeted to owner occupants residing in Escambia County whose income is at or below 80 percent of area median income. Consideration may be given to non-owner occupied properties on a case-by-case basis. Applicants must be current on property taxes and not have any outstanding county liens to participate. Assistance is provided as a grant with no payback requirements. Escambia County Neighborhood Enterprise Division will accept referrals from participating agencies and will screen applicants for eligibility. For general information or for organizations interested in participating in the program, contact Meredith Reeves in the Neighborhood Enterprise Division at 595-4968. Homeowners interested in applying for assistance may contact the Escambia County Neighborhood Enterprise Division at 595-0022 or ned@myescambia. com.
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Pensacola Beach lifeguards return to towers March 1 Pensacola Beach Lifeguards will return to their towers Friday, March 1 for the 2019 lifeguard season. Initially, one to three towers at Casino Beach will be manned from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week, shifting to 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. beginning Sunday, March 10. As summer approaches, staffing will increase to provide coverage at up to 10 towers, including the towers at Gulf Islands National Seashore, which are staffed starting Memorial Day weekend. Pensacola Beach Lifeguards have maintained a presence on Casino Beach throughout the winter since the 2018 season ended Oct. 14, primarily through patrol vehicles. Residents and visitors are urged to exercise caution when visiting the beach
and swimming in the Gulf, especially when lifeguards are not present: • Follow the posted beach condition flag warnings. Click here to watch our lifeguards explain the flag system on Pensacola Beach. • Check beach conditions before you go at PensacolaBeachLifeguards.com or on the Pensacola Beach Lifeguards Facebook page. Beach conditions can also be found 24/7 on the Ask MyEscambia app, which is accessible at myescambia.com/ask or by downloading in your mobile device app store. • Know how to escape from a rip current. Watch our rip current video and learn how to break the grip of the rip, which can pull even the strongest swimmer out to sea.
First-ever SHERO Warrior Conference coming to Pensacola Coinciding with International Women’s Day, the first-ever SHERO Warrior Conference will take place in Pensacola March 8 through 10. The conference, presented by The Monument to Women Veterans in collaboration with the Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast and Woman’s Club of Pensacola. will feature powerful speakers and networking opportunities for women, and will be a celebration of women in leadership and in the military. “In addition to our organization’s work to create a monument honoring women in the military, the upcoming SHERO Warrior Conference will be an incredible opportunity to celebrate and recognize the 2.3 million women in the military, as well as celebrate the strength and unity of women from all walks of life,” said Michelle Caldwell, Founder of Monument to Women Veterans. “The SHERO Warrior Conference is for all women, as all women are Shero warriors.” During the three-day conference, women from across the United States will come to Pensacola to learn about resources, make new connections, share concerns, take part in discussions on the future for women in the military, and to have fun with new and old friends. The conference will also provide opportunities to build working relationships for women veterans to find success in life after their Military service. The conference kicks off on Friday, March 8 with a wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres and a special paint and wine night – “Paint like a Shero” – with local Pensacola artist, Bev Schoopman. Saturday’s lineup includes inspiring and powerful guest speakers, women
veterans filming their heroic stories for inclusion in the new Women Veterans Museum, a Block Party at the City of Pensacola Amtrak Station, located at 980 E Heinburg Street, featuring karaoke, food trucks, free beer, live music, a silent auction and vendors, and free time to explore Pensacola’s activities and attractions. The conference wraps up Sunday with a champagne brunch at The Woman’s Club of Pensacola with a special guest speaker. “We’re thrilled with the unity and collaboration of the presenting organizations – Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast and Woman’s Club of Pensacola – showcasing the incredible strength of women leaders in the Gulf Coast and beyond,” added Caldwell. “With the help of the Woman’s Club of Pensacola and the Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast, we know that this conference will be a genuine celebration of women, and it will be a time of fun and networking. We encourage everyone to come out, enjoy the event, and connect with women in leadership and service. We know that attendees will have the time of their lives and that the conference will rekindle the spark of empowerment within each woman attending.” For those attending from out of town, discounted hotel rates are available at The Days Inn by Windham in historic downtown Pensacola for $95 a night and at the Pensacola Grand Hotel for a $129 a night (be sure to mention the Shero Warrior Discounted Rate when booking). Tickets are available online. Threeday tickets are $150 and individual day tickets are $75. To purchase tickets, visit EventBrite.
Escambia County hosting Black History Month Program Feb. 28 Escambia County will host a Black History Month program and celebration tomorrow, Feb. 28, featuring performances from local youth, live entertainment, free food and more. The event will begin at 6 p.m. at the Brownsville Community Resource Center, located at 3200 W. De Soto St.
This free community event will include music, dancing, poetry readings, skits and exhibits celebrating Black History Month. This year’s theme is “A Tribute to Maya Angelou: An AfricanAmerican Legend.” For more information about the event, please call 426-1156 or 426-1234.
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Registration open for Escambia County adult softball
Hop on over to PLT for The Velveteen Rabbit
Registration is underway for the Escambia County Parks and Recreation Department’s spring softball league for adults 18 and up, offering options for co-ed, competitive and recreation teams. Registration and payment are due March 8 to the Parks and Recreation Department, 1651 E. Nine Mile Road. League play begins March 11. The cost is $400 per team, and all leagues use United States Specialty Sports Association modified rules. • Co-ed League: 12-game schedule on Monday nights, played as double headers.
The Pensacola Little Theatre (PLT) Treehouse series proudly presents The Velveteen Rabbit, directed by PLT Education Director Jay Bixler. Based on the highly-adored literary classic by Margery Williams, the story of one stuffed rabbit on his journey to become “real” is a PLT favorite. Show dates are March 8 through 10 and 14 through 17. Through the twists of being found by “the Boy” (played by actress Ella Kimball) and becoming the closest of friends, the Velveteen Rabbit must learn what is beyond the nursery walls and venture out into the world after his dear friend becomes sick. Fusing his love of directing and arts education, PLT Education Director Jay Bixler says this production is bound to encourage audiences to embrace their imagination. “Primarily a story for children, The
• Recreation League: 12-game schedule on Tuesday nights, played as double headers. • Competitive League: 12-game schedule on Wednesday nights, played as double headers (3HR/out). Note: League management reserves the right to reassign teams to different divisions. For more information, call 475-5220 or e-mail mahumphreys@myescambia.com. For updates about county programs and events, like Escambia County on Facebook and follow @MyEscambia on Twitter.
Career online high school program offered through Santa Rosa County library system The Santa Rosa County Library System participates in the Career Online High School (COHS) program. This program provides adults 19 and older an opportunity to earn an accredited high school diploma and career certificate online. The library’s program offers a limited number of scholarships to qualified adult learners who are looking to advance their careers, prepare for workforce entry and continue their education. The deadline to apply is March 31 to allow applicants adequate time
to complete a two-week prerequisite course, an in-person interview and a 30-day probationary period before the end of the fiscal year June 1. To apply, applicants must first complete the online self-assessment. Santa Rosa County has had five graduates from the 2016/17 program year and have awarded one scholarship for the 2018/19 program. Nine scholarships are still available. For more information, email COHS@santarosa. fl.gov or visit www.santarosa.fl.gov/ libraries.
Velveteen Rabbit contains lessons for all ages about confronting your fears and demonstrates how love can get us through the bad times in our lives,” Bixler said. “The classic tale is about how being different doesn’t make you less than anyone else but makes us all special in our own way.” Tickets are available online at PensacolaLittleTheatre.com and through the box office at 432-2042 or by visiting us on weekdays from noon to 5 p.m. Show times include: • March 8: 7:30 p.m. • March 9: 3 p.m. • March 10: 3 p.m. • March 14: 7:30 p.m. • March 15: 7:30 p.m. • March 16: 3 p.m. • March 17: 3 p.m. For more information, visit PensacolaLittleTheatre.com.
Santa Rosa county offers rain barrel workshops Santa Rosa County and UF/IFAS Extension will host a rain barrel workshop today, Feb. 27 from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at the UF/IFAS Santa Rosa County Extension office, 6263 Dogwood Dr. in Milton. The Santa Rosa County Stormwater Solutions Program will provide students with the parts and barrels to build a rain barrel at no cost, thanks to funding from the Florida Beverage Association. Rain barrels can be any large con-
tainers placed under downspouts to catch stormwater runoff from the roof. Screens between the barrel opening and the downspout keep out debris and mosquitoes. Collected water can then be used for outdoor watering needs. There is no cost to register for this workshop. For more information, contact Chris Verlinde at 623-3868 or christinav@ santarosa.fl.gov or Shelley Alexander at 981-2018 or shellya@santarosa.fl.gov.
Ocean Hour Florida will be conducting weekly beach clean ups throughout March. Below are all currently-scheduled clean ups: • March 2: Naval Live Oaks and Bob Sikes Bridge, 1801 Gulf Breeze Highway and Grand Marlin Restaurant, 400 Pensacola Beach Blvd, Santa Rosa Island. • March 9: Bay Bluffs Park & Chimney Park, 3400 Scenic Highway and Scenic Hwy. at Langley Ave. • March 16: Wayside Park and Bartram Park, 745 Bayfront Parkway and 211 East Main Street • March 23: Park West and Quietwater
Beach, Park West (1300 Block of Ft Pickens Rd.) • March 30: Philip Payne Bridge and Bruce Beach, 2700 East Cervantes Street and 601 W Main Street Buckets, grabbers, gloves and trash bags will be supplied for most clean ups. Sign in is at 8:45 a.m. and cleanup is from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Dress for the weather and bring water, bug spray and sunscreen as needed. For more information, contact Ocean Hour Floirda at Facebook.com/oceanhourfl, www.oceanhourfl.com, e-mail volunteer@oceanhourfl.com or call 4501112.
Escambia County Animal Shelter offering special adoption rates in February on dogs and cats Ocean Hour Florida March schedule It’s the perfect time of the year to adopt a friend from the Escambia County Animal Shelter. The Escambia County Animal Shelter is offering a special reduced adoption fee of $50 for all dogs and puppies and $20 for all cats and kittens during the month of February. Adoption fees include altering of the animal (spay or neutering services), microchip, heart worm test and the initial vaccinations, including rabies vaccinations. Escambia County residents will be required to purchase a license at the time of adoption. This is an additional $11 over the adoption fees and is paid separately.
While the Escambia County Animal Shelter staff want every pet to have a home, they highly discourage giving pets as presents, especially surprise presents, to friends or family members. If your friend or loved one has expressed interest in pet adoption, consider coming to the shelter together to pick out a lifelong pet that’s right for their lifestyle, family and budget. The Escambia County Animal Shelter is located at 200 W. Fairfield Drive and is open Monday through Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, contact the shelter at 595-3075.
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SENATE PLAN WOULD EXPAND SCHOOL CHOICE
The Senate and DeSantis By ANA CEBALLOS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA would create the voucher program to help reduce a waiting TALLAHASSEE – Top Sen- list of roughly 14,000 low-inate Republicans on Thursday come students in the existing unveiled details of a forthcom- program, the Florida Tax Credit ing package that would bring Scholarship Program. In that significant changes to the edu- program, corporations receive cation system, most notably tax credits for contributions through an expansion of school to non-profit organizations, which, in turn, pay for children choice. The package would expand to go to private schools. Senate Education Chairman private school options for students, bolster security measures Manny Diaz Jr., R-Hialeah, said in schools, overhaul a program the eligibility requirements befor teacher bonuses and expand tween the Senate and the govcommunity schools. Next week, ernor’s proposals for the new the package – a priority of Sen- program are “very similar.” But details will have to be ate leaders – will be filed for consideration during this year’s worked out during the legislalegislative session, which starts tive session. The Senate wants to call the March 5. The series of proposals are program the Family Empoweraligned with what Gov. Ron ment Scholarship, and DeSantis DeSantis has proposed, includ- wants to name it the Equal Oping a pitch for a new voucher- portunity Scholarship. The Sentype program funded directly ate would require that students with public money rather than previously attend traditional through a system that involves public schools to be eligible. DeSantis would not. The govcorporate tax credits.
ernor also wants to raise the income eligibility requirements to allow participation by families making up to 265 percent of the federal poverty level, while the Senate wants it at 260 percent. “My plan is to provide relief for these kids who are on a waitlist and those parents who want to provide a better education for their child,” Diaz said. “We start with the premise that every child is different … and what works for one child may not work for another.” While in control of the governor’s mansion and the Legislature for the past two decades, Republicans have consistently supported expanding school choice. In 2006, the Florida Supreme Court struck down a taxpayer-funded voucher program as unconstitutional. Diaz, however, seemed unfazed by the potential of a court challenge to the new program. “I wouldn’t be shocking to me because it keeps happening,” said Diaz, who added his focus was on providing students and parents with options. The Senate education package, however, includes more than just helping low-income students to attend private schools. The proposal also seeks to address the state’s teacher shortage by removing “barriers” to becoming a teacher, said Senate Education Appropriations Chairwoman Kelli
Stargel, R-Lakeland. Stargel said the measure would include steps such as allowing teachers to demonstrate mastery of general knowledge in three years instead of one and reducing certification-exam retake fees. Sen. David Simmons, RAltamonte Springs, said another portion of the package would support neighborhood public schools by enhancing wrap-around services like after-school programs, extended school days or school years, counseling and other support services for students. “What we are doing is making sure that we are making a significant step forward, to provide the additional services for schools in which children are at risk, to make sure they are able to share in the American Dream,” Simmons said. The package would also make changes to a school-security law passed last year after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Changes to that law would follow recommendations made by a commission that analyzed the mass shooting and suggested ways to prevent gun violence in schools. Among those recommendations is expanding a controversial program to allow trained teachers to be armed. As it prepares to be filed and considered by lawmakers, the package is already drawing criticism from Senate Demo-
crats, who, shortly after details were revealed, slammed it for putting taxpayer dollars into a voucher program that benefits private schools. “The latest move is not only an abandonment of the traditional public school system in Florida but an abandonment of the constitutional obligation to fully fund a ‘high quality system of free public schools’ that has been built over generations by the people, for the people,” said Senate Minority Leader Audrey Gibson, D-Jacksonville. Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation, added she was opposed to diverting public dollars to “unaccountable and non-transparent voucher schools.” The package, however, drew praise from Patricia Levesque, executive director of the Foundation of Florida’s Future, an advocacy group founded by former Gov. Jeb Bush that is a leader on school-choice issues. She called Diaz a “hero” for pushing to expand school choice. One of the things Levesque wants to see approved by the Legislature this year is vouchertype programs for middle-class families, not just low-income families. Under the Senate proposal, a family of four with an income of up to $65,260 would be able to apply for a taxpayer-funded scholarship to attend a private school.
DESANTIS SCRAPS MORE SCOTT APPOINTMENTS By JIM TURNER NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Ron DeSantis is moving to further put his fingerprints on boards and commissions across the state, while wiping away those of former Gov. Rick Scott. A month after rescinding 45 appointments that Scott made during his final days in the governor’s office, DeSantis on Friday pulled back 169 more that Scott had made. The latest round, announced in a letter to Senate President Bill Galvano, ranged from members of the state Commission on Ethics and college boards of trustees to the Board of Acupuncture and port authorities in Tampa and Jacksonville. And while DeSantis publicly called in January for the resignations of all members of the South Florida Water Management District Governing Board, getting seven of the nine members to step
down, DeSantis on Friday retracted appointments of Alphonas Alexander and Charles Keith to the Suwannee River Water Management District Governing Board, George Roberts to the Northwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board, Allan Roberts, Janet Price and John Miklos to the St. Johns River Water Management District Governing Board and Ed Armstrong, Scott Wiggins and Jeffrey Adams to the Southwest Florida Water Management District Governing Board. Notable names on the latest list included Matthew Caldwell, the president of the Florida Panthers Hockey Club who was appointed by Scott last April to the Broward College Board of Trustees, and former state Sen. Garrett Richter, R-Naples, and former Tallahassee-area State Attorney Willie Meggs, who were named by Scott to the Commission on Ethics in late September. Also removed, for the second time
by DeSantis, was Tom Grady, a former Republican state House member from Naples who was appointed by Scott to the Investment Advisory Council, which provides oversight of state investments. In the earlier round of scrapping Scott’s appointments, DeSantis removed Grady from the State Board of Education. Scott had reappointed Grady to that board on Jan. 4, four days before leaving the governor’s office and moving to the U.S. Senate. Grady was a favorite of Scott, serving as head of the state Office of Financial Regulation in 2011 and interim president of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. in 2012. Scott appointed Grady to the Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees in 2014, the state Board of Education in 2015, and the Constitution Revision Commission in 2017. In his letter, DeSantis simply wrote that he was informing Galvano of the
retracted appointments, followed by a list of the names and government bodies. Each of the appointments targeted by DeSantis on Friday required Senate confirmation. The latest retractions, first reported by the Florida Politics website, weren’t as widely expected as DeSantis’ move in January to pull back appointments that Scott made in his final days in Tallahassee. DeSantis and members of his administration said many of those nearly 100 appointments, particularly appointees requiring Senate confirmation, wouldn’t survive. Those appointments came in the days in which Scott could have already been sworn into the Senate. His aides said Scott delayed the move to Washington so he could complete his entire fouryear term as governor. But Scott’s last-minute appointments were a source of tension between the outgoing and incoming administrations.
SUPREME COURT IMPANELS GRAND JURY ON SCHOOL SAFETY By DARA KAM NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE – Granting a request by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Florida Supreme Court on Monday impaneled a statewide grand jury to investigate whether school districts are complying with mandatory safety requirements following last February’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. On Feb. 13, the eve of the one-year anniversary of the state’s deadliest school shooting, DeSantis asked the court to impanel the grand jury to “make recommendations about what some of the various school districts could do better.” Seventeen students and staff members were killed in the Parkland shooting, which DeSantis called “one of the worst days that we’ve had in the history of Florida.” Seventeen other people were injured. The massacre sparked at least three statewide investigations, and the Legislature hurriedly passed a sweeping school-safety law aimed at preventing similar tragedies. In Monday’s order, justices unanimously decided DeSantis “has shown good and sufficient reason exists and that it is in the public interest to empanel a statewide grand jury,” which will have jurisdiction throughout Florida. Chief Judge Jack Tuter, of the 17th Judicial Circuit in Broward County, will preside over the panel, which will meet for one year and will be comprised of jurors drawn
from Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties, according to the order. The grand jury will “investigate crime, return indictments, make presentments, and otherwise perform all functions of a grand jury” with regard to a host of possible offenses outlined in Monday’s order, which mirrors the request by DeSantis. In a statement issued Monday, DeSantis said he was “pleased” with the court’s decision. “This grand jury will work to investigate practices, identify failures and recommend solutions to keep students, teachers and staff safe in our schools,” he said. The legislation passed last year included creation of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission, which spent months studying the Parkland shooting and school-safety issues. The commission last month released a 458-page report that addressed issues such as a breakdown in communications and security procedures. At the governor’s behest, the grand-jury probe will include whether “refusal or failure to follow the mandates of school-related safety laws, such as the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Act, results in unnecessary and unavoidable risk to students across the state.” The inquiry will also focus on “whether public entities committed – and continue to commit – fraud and deceit by accepting state funds conditioned on implementation of certain safety measures while knowingly failing to
act.” And the grand jury will explore “whether school officials committed – and continue to commit – fraud and deceit by mismanaging, failing to use, and diverting funds from multimillion-dollar bonds specifically solicited for school safety initiatives. The panel will also investigate whether school officials violated state law “by systemically underreporting incidents of criminal activity to the Department of Education.” Shortly after he took office in January, DeSantis suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, whose office was fiercely criticized for its handling of the Parkland massacre. Israel, a Democrat, has appealed his suspension to the Florida Senate. Last month’s report by the state commission also found shortcomings in how Broward County schools dealt with confessed killer Nikolas Cruz, a former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High student. But DeSantis said he lacks the authority to remove the county’s appointed school superintendent, Robert Runcie, and instead asked the Supreme Court to launch the statewide investigation. A statewide grand jury is “something real,” DeSantis, flanked by victims’ family members, said at a Feb. 13 press conference in Fort Lauderdale. “This is something that is very serious,” the governor said. “Whatever recommendations they have for us, we’re going to heed that.”
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TEN BIG ISSUES TO WATCH DURING THE 2019 SESSION By JIM SAUNDERS NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE – Florida lawmakers will gather March 5 in the House chamber to hear Gov. Ron DeSantis give his first State of the State address, the traditional start of the 60-day legislative session. Led by Senate President Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, and House Speaker Jose Oliva, RMiami Lakes, lawmakers this year will deal with myriad issues, ranging from passing a state budget to deciding whether to allow patients to smoke medical marijuana. Here are 10 big issues to watch during the session: BUDGET: DeSantis has proposed a $91.3 billion budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1, as he seeks to increase money for education and water-quality projects and trim taxes. But the DeSantis proposal is only a starting point for lawmakers, who will have their own priorities for state funding. Lawmakers also will grapple with recovery costs from Hurricane Michael, which devastated parts of Northwest Florida in October. ENVIRONMENT: After algae and red tide fouled waterways and coastal areas in Southeast Florida and Southwest Florida last year, DeSan-
tis is making a priority of addressing water-quality issues. DeSantis has proposed a $625 million package that addresses Everglades restoration and other water-related issues. Lawmakers also are pushing bills that would deal with problems such as cleaning up the Indian River Lagoon. HEALTH CARE: Oliva and other House Republican leaders want to reduce regulations in the health-care industry, arguing that taking more of a free-market approach would help hold down costs. The House is targeting a variety of issues, such as “certificate of need” regulations that help determine whether hospitals and other types of facilities can be built. DeSantis has touted a proposal aimed at allowing lower-cost prescription drugs to be imported from
Canada. HURRICANE MICHAEL: Lawmakers face costly decisions as they look to help Northwest Florida recover from Hurricane Michael. Galvano said the state has already spent $1.13 billion responding to the October hurricane, and the total could go as high as $2.7 billion. The federal government is expected to reimburse many costs, but that will take time. The state also faces issues such as helping the region’s severely damaged timber industry. INSURANCE: The insurance industry and business groups are lobbying heavily to make changes in the controversial insurance practice known as assignment of benefits, which involves policyholders signing over benefits to contractors. Insurers argue abuse and litigation are driving up
property-insurance rates, while AOB supporters say the practice helps make sure insurers properly pay claims. A key part of the debate focuses on limiting attorney fees. MEDICAL MARIJUANA: Facing heavy pressure from DeSantis, lawmakers appear likely to end a ban on smoking medical marijuana. The ban, included in a 2017 medical-marijuana law, was found unconstitutional by a circuit judge, and DeSantis has threatened to drop an appeal if the Legislature does not eliminate the ban. It is less clear, however, whether lawmakers will address other medicalmarijuana regulatory issues that have led to lawsuits. SCHOOL CHOICE: DeSantis and Senate leaders have outlined proposals that could lead to a major expansion of school choice, including the creation of a voucher-type program that would be directly funded with tax dollars. The House has long supported such programs, as has new Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran. Democrats and teachers unions will fight the expansion, but Republicans control both legislative chambers and the governor’s office. SCHOOL SAFETY: Just past the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
School in Parkland, lawmakers will look again at revamping laws to boost school safety. The most-controversial issue will be a proposal to expand the school “guardian” program to allow trained classroom teachers to be armed. A state commission created last year recommended allowing armed teachers. SUPREME COURT: After taking office last month, DeSantis made three appointments that created a solid conservative majority on the Florida Supreme Court. The change could embolden the GOP-controlled Legislature, which in the past clashed with a more-liberal Supreme Court. As examples, lawmakers could expand taxpayerfunded school vouchers and cap attorney fees in workers’ compensation insurance cases – issues that previously ran into Supreme Court roadblocks. TRANSPORTATION: Galvano has made clear that one of his top priorities will be highway projects that he says would help rural areas. The Senate president wants to extend the Suncoast Parkway toll road to go from the Tampa Bay region to the Georgia border; create a multi-use corridor, including a highway, from Polk County to Collier County; and extend the Florida Turnpike west from where it currently ends at Interstate 75.
GALVANO RAISES CONCERNS ON DRUG IMPORTATION PLAN
By CHRISTINE SEXTON NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA
TALLAHASSEE – Two days after Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a plan to begin importing drugs from Canada, Senate President Bill Galvano on Friday questioned part of the proposal. Galvano, R-Bradenton, told reporters he is on board with portions of the governor’s plan that involve the possibility of buying drugs from Canada for Medicaid and prison health care. But Galvano said he is concerned about a proposal that would allow residents to access imported drugs. Rep. Tom Leek, R-Ormond Beach, filed a drug importation bill (HB 19) Wednesday after DeSantis made his announcement. An attorney, Galvano said he is worried about the proposed regulatory structure of the so-called “International Prescription Drug Importation Program.” “Once you are moving from state
to state, or from other countries to our state, that is interstate commerce, Galvano said. “That is the province of the U.S. Congress.” Under the proposal, pharmacies and wholesale drug distributors located outside the United States could export drugs to pharmacists, pharmacies and wholesale drug distributors who would be registered with the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The importing pharmacists would be precluded from selling or dispensing prescription drugs imported under the program to anyone who isn’t a state resident. Some drugs could not be imported including anything that is intravenously injected or inhaled during surgery, controlled substances and biological products. Appearing in The Villages this week, DeSantis said it was time to take on the rising costs of health care and that gain-
ing access to FDA-approved drugs from Canada was a way to do that. DeSantis said he was taking advantage of a 2003 federal law that allows for the importation of drugs and that he will work with President Donald Trump to create the program. DeSantis said he “spoke personally” to Trump about the idea and that the president was “enthusiastic.” While Galvano expressed worries about the proposal for individual access to the pharmaceuticals, he indicated support for changes to how the state can access lower-priced drugs. A provision in the House bill would require the state Agency for Health Care Administration to contract with a vendor to develop a list of importable drugs that have the highest potential for cost savings. The vendor would be charged with finding Canadian suppliers that would export prescription drugs identified on the
list. Those authorized to import the drugs would include the Department of Corrections; wholesalers and pharmacists under contract with the Department of Health’s central pharmacy; and pharmacists or wholesalers under contract with developmental disabilities facilities. The bill would direct the Agency for Health Care Administration to submit a request to the federal government for the program by July 1, 2020. The state would be required to implement the plan six months after approval. Galvano noted that DeSantis said he received a commitment from Trump to move forward through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which could open the possibility of purchases from Canada for state programs. “I think it’s worthy to be prepared if that occurs,” Galvano said, adding, “and if we can reduce prices after the people who are the vendors have been properly vetted, that’s a good thing.”
BP SPILL MONEY TO HELP STORM-BATTERED COUNTIES By JIM TURNER NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE – Money from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill will help governments in four stormbattered Northwest Florida counties with anticipated property-tax losses caused by Hurricane Michael. The Triumph Gulf Coast Board agreed Monday to use $15 million for losses believed incurred by local governments in Bay, Franklin, Gulf and Wakulla counties. Triumph Gulf Coast, a non-profit created by the Legislature, will provide the money from the state’s $2 billion BP settlement stemming from the Deepwater Horizon disaster. The board initially proposed setting aside the money through bridge loans to the local governments. Instead, it agreed to ask the four counties to each submit a list of projected property-tax losses from the storm that will be incurred by the counties, municipalities and school districts. Commissioner Allan Bense of Panama City called the change a “fair balance” in providing the region with assistance and for members of the Legislature who have questioned the use of Triumph money for the disaster. “We have a fine line too,” Bense, a former House speaker, said. “I also don’t want for the rest of Florida to think Triumph is going to take care of Michael, because that’s not our mission.” Triumph Gulf Coast is responsible for distributing to Bay, Escambia, Franklin, Gulf, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla and Walton counties three-quarters of the money the state will get over the next 12 years through the BP settlement.
As part of its charge from the Legislature, Triumph is expected to direct money to regional economic projects that have wide impacts rather than directly to individual businesses. Triumph Executive Director Susan Skelton said by providing property-tax relief – covering up to 50 percent of any projected losses – the money could be distributed by the end of April. “These funds are not meant to solve the problems of the world,” Skelton said. “These funds are an emergency relief opportunity to get cash-advance ad valorem money into the local entities that need the money now, to begin doing projects that are reimbursable by FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) at a later date.” Triumph Chairman Don Gaetz, a former Senate president from Niceville, said he doesn’t anticipate the funding will reach the 50 percent ceiling in any of the four counties because of the amount of storm damage across the region. The board anticipates a new state budget, which will be put together during the legislative session that begins March 5, will include a bridge-loan program that exceeds $15 million, Skelton said. The availability of the Triumph money comes as state lawmakers continue to submit legislation – totaling more than $600 million in the House – that seeks aid for the region, which continues to wait for additional federal assistance after Congress did not pass a disaster-relief package last week. Florida has spent $1.13 billion responding to Hurricane Michael, a figure that could more than double and already tops Hurricane Irma, which caused damage to a wider
area of the state in 2017, according to Senate President Bill Galvano. Hurricane Michael made landfall Oct. 10 in Mexico Beach as a Category 4 storm and caused massive damage as it moved north into Georgia. Galvano said Friday the state is awaiting “guidance” from the local communities about rebuilding. “There may be some new opportunities now for better infrastructure in those areas, but we need guidance because I feel like you have some portion of the population that may not come back there,” the Bradenton Republican said. “In all silos, from education to health care, you have hospital issues, you have schools that literally have holes in them. Hopefully, with the right planning we’ll rebuild and rebuild with an eye towards preparation as well.” Sen. Bill Montford, a Tallahassee Democrat who represents parts of the eastern Panhandle, has filed a bill (SB 376) that would designate $50 million a year from the state’s Land Acquisition Trust Fund to help with Hurricane Michael recovery. In the House, Northwest Florida lawmakers from both parties had asked for at least $603 million as of Monday morning to fund more than 100 different storm-related issues, from government operations and school repairs to flood management and shelters. Rep. Jay Trumbull, R-Panama City, has asked for at least $400 million. His requests include four bills directed at Mexico Beach, for stormwater repairs and beach renourishment, that combine to seek $63.8 million. Rep. Brad Drake, R-Eucheeanna, has recently filed 15 storm-related bills that, if they all made it through the budget process, would bring $95 million to the region.
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Notice of Sale
Pursuant to the Final Judgment of Foreclosure in a case pending in said Court, the style of which is:
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BY CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT Notice is hereby given that PAM CHILDERS, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, will on May 14, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. CT, via online bid at www.escambia. realforeclose.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes, offer for sale, and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder, the following described real and personal property situated in Escambia County, Florida: LOT 8, BLOCK G, CAMSHIRE MEADOWS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 19, PAGES 15-15A, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. TOGETHER with all rights (including riparian rights), privileges, easements, tenements, interests, improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anyway appertaining, including any after-acquired title and easements and all rights, title and interest now or hereafter owned by Borrower in and to all buildings and improvements, storm and screen windows and doors, gas, steam, electric, solar and other heating, lighting, ventilating, air-conditioning, refrigerating and cooking apparatus, plumbing, sprinkling, smoke, fire and intrusion detection devices, and other equipment and fixture now or hereafter attached or appertaining to said premises, of any kind or character and whether permanently or temporarily on the property. pursuant to the Final Summary Judgment of Foreclosure in a case pending in said Court, the style of which is PENSACOLA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, INC., Plaintiff, vs. KANDEE JOHNSON; and CAMSHIRE MEADOWS HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., Defendants, and the docket number of which is 2018 CA 001860. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim with the clerk of the court within 60 days after the sale. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Sheila Sims, 190 Governmental Center, 5th Floor, Pensacola, FL (850) 595-4400 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS my hand and the official seal of this Honorable Court this 12th day of February 2019. MEGAN F. FRY Florida Bar No. 0058608 Clark Partington 125 East Intendencia St. (32502) P.O. Box 13010 Pensacola, Florida 32591-3010 (850) 434-9200 / Fax (850) 432-7340 Primary email: mfry@clarkpartington.com Secondary emails: ldunlap@clarkpartington.com tcourtney@clarkpartington.com Attorney for Plaintiff 2WR2/20-2/27NOS
IN THE CIRCUIT CIVIL COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY CIVIL DIVISION FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION Plaintiff, vs. DAVID D. MULLIS, JR. A/K/A DAVID D. MULLIS A/K/A DAVID DEAN MULLIS, JR., LORRYANN M. MULLIS, ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, AND UNKNOWN TENANTS/OWNERS, Defendants. Case No. 2018 CA 000386 Division WF NOTICE OF SALE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Final Judgment of Foreclosure for Plaintiff entered in this cause on February 5, 2019, in the Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, Pam Childers, Clerk of Circuit Court, Escambia County, Clerk of the Circuit Court, will sell the property situated in Escambia County, Florida described as: LOTS 21 AND 22 AND THE EAST 1/2 OF LOT 20, BLOCK 3, WILLOWBROOK, ACCORDING TO PLAT THEREOF RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 41, PUBLIC RECORDS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. and commonly known as: 644 RAY ST, PENSACOLA, FL 32534; including the building, appurtenances, and fixtures located therein, at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, online at www.escambia.realforeclose.com, on MARCH 12, 2019 at 11:00 A.M. Any persons claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale. Dated this 11th day of February, 2019. By: Jennifer M. Scott Attorney for Plaintiff 2WR2/20-2/27NOS
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE BY CLERK OF COURT Notice is hereby given that PAM CHILDERS, Clerk of Circuit Court of Escambia County, Florida, will on March 15, 2019, at 11:00am, CT, via online bid a www.escambia.realforeclosure.com in accordance with Chapter 45, Florida Statutes, offer for sale, and sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder, the following described real property situated in Escambia County, Florida: LOT 5, BLOCK 8, IN FAIRFIELD, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT FILED IN PLAT BOOK 4, AT PAGE 20, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA.
JOSHUA J. CROSS, Plaintiff, vs. KYLE R. CALKINS; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN INTERST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS; UNKNOWN TENANT 1, 2, AND 3, THE NAMES BEING FICTITICOUS TO ACCOUNT FOR UNKNOWN PARTIES IN POSSESSION, Defendants. and the docket number is 2018 CA 000359. Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, other than the property owner as of the date of the lis pendens must file a claim with clerk of court within 60 days after the sale. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact: Sheila Sims, 190 Governmental Center, 5th Floor, Pensacola, FL (850) 595-4400 at least 7 days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS my hand and the official seal of this Honorable Court this 17th day of January 2019. SEAN J. SEELY Florida Bar No. 106678 Lynchard & Seely, PLLC 1901 Andorra Street Navarre, Florida 32566 850-936-9385/Fax 850-936-9578 Primary email: eservice@seely-law.com Attorney for Plaintiff 2WR2/20-2/27NOS
Notice to Creditors IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF GEORGE H. MIKESICH, a/k/a GEORGE HENRY MIKESICH, Deceased. CASE NO.: 2019 CP 65 NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of George H. Mikesich, deceased, whose date of death was November 4, 2018; is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division; Case Number 2019 CP 65 ; the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, FL 32570, The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the estate of the decedent and other persons, who have claims or demands against the decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the decedent’s estate, must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) OR MORE YEARS AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. THE DATE OF FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE IS FEBRUARY 27, 2019. Personal Representative: David Ricksecker 5273 Rowe Trail Pace, FL 32571 Attorney for Person Giving Notice: James C. Taylor, Esquire Taylor & Van Matre, P.A. Florida Bar No.: 149445 4300 Bayou Boulevard, Suite 16 Pensacola, FL 32503 (850) 474-1030 jtaylor@tvm-law.com 2WR2/27-3/6NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF RALPH LUTHER COX, JR. Deceased. File No. 2018 CP 403 Division “D” NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Ralph Luther Cox, Jr., deceased, whose date of death was August 17, 2018, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, FL 32570. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is February 20, 2019. Personal Representative: Catherine Irene Cox 696 Gwynnes Way Opelika, Alabama 36804 Attorney for Personal Representative: Charles L. Hoffman, Jr. Attorney Florida Bar Number: 229768 SHELL FLEMING DAVIS & MENGE 226 Palafox Place, Ninth Floor (32502) PO Box 1831, Pensacola, FL 32591-1831 Phone: (850) 434-2411 Fax: (850) 435-1074 E-Mail: choffman@shellfleming.com Secondary E-Mail: aswift@shellfleming.com 2QWR2/20-2/27NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JEANNE MARIE GOODE Deceased. File No. 2019-CP-20 Division D NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of JEANNE MARIE GOODE, deceased, whose date of death was November 20, 2018, is pending in the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, Florida. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is February 27, 2019. Personal Representative William Goode 8145 Raleigh Street Navarre, Florida 32566 Attorney for Personal Representative: Stephanie J. Quinnell Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar Number: 115774 Quinnell ElderLawFirm 3298 Summit Blvd., Suite 8A Pensacola, Florida 32503 Telephone: (850) 432-4386 Fax: (877) 829-6329 E-Mail: EFILING@QLAWFLORIDA.COM Secondary E-Mail: SJQ@QLAWFLORIDA.COM 2WR2/27-3/6NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF CHASSITY YVETTE COLEMAN, Deceased. File No. 2018 CP 001623 Division: U NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Chassity Yvette Coleman, deceased, whose date of death was 3/18/2018, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, File No. 2018 CP 001623, the address of which is 190 Governmental St., Pensacola, FL 32502. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons, having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE IS FEBRUARY 27, 2019. Personal Representative Kathlyn M. White 2370 Connell Dr. Pensacola, FL 32503 Attorney for Personal Representative Kathlyn M. White Florida Bar No. 13763 DeMaria, de Kozan & White, PLLC 510 E. Zaragoza St. Pensacola, FL 32502 (850) 202-8535 (850) 438-8860 FAX
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR SANTA ROSA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF ROBERT CHANDLER MARTIN, JR. Deceased. File No.: 2019 CP 000076 Division: D NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of ROBERT CHANDLER MARTIN, JR., deceased, whose date of death was January 14, 2019, is pending in the Circuit Court for SANTA ROSA County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 6865 Caroline Street, Milton, FL 32570. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is: February 20, 2019. Signed on this 11th day of February, 2019. Steve Carlton Jones Personal Representative Charles P. Hoskin, Esq. EMMANUEL, SHEPPARD & CONDON Florida Bar No. 364401 30 South Spring Street Post Office Drawer 1271 Pensacola, Florida 32591-1271 E-mail: choskin@esclaw.com mfree@esclaw.com Telephone: (850) 433-6581 Facsimile: (850) 434-7163 2WR2/20-2/27NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF SANDRA DELORES MERCER Deceased. FILE NO.: 2019 CP 000119 DIVISION: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of SANDRA DELORES MERCER deceased, File Number 2019 CP 119 , is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is February 20, 2019. Personal Representative: Donna M. Bloomer 5950 Keystone Road Pensacola, FL 32504 Attorney for Personal Representative: Kathleen K. DeMaria Florida Bar Number: 503789 DeMaria, de Kozan & White, PLLC 510 E. Zaragoza Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 434-2761 Fax: (850) 438-8860 E-Mail: kathy@kathleendemaria.com Secondary E-Mail: comptroller@kathleendemaria.com 2WR2/20-2/27NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF ELAINE ANN VERUNAC Deceased. File No.: 2019 CP 153 Division: T NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of ELAINE ANN VERUNAC, deceased, whose date of death was December 20, 2018, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is Post Office Box 333, Pensacola, Florida 32591-0333. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN FLORIDA STATUTES SECTION 733.702 WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is February 20, 2019. Personal Representatives: DANIEL L. ROBERTS 434 South Navy Blvd. Pensacola, FL 32507 EVA JANE HALL 3422 Bowker Rd. Pensacola, FL 32506 Attorney for Personal Representatives: Kathleen K. DeMaria Florida Bar Number: 503789 DeMaria, de Kozan & White, PLLC 510 E. Zaragoza Street Pensacola, FL 32502 Telephone: (850) 434-2761 Fax: (850) 438-8860 E-Mail: kathy@kathleendemaria.com Secondary E-Mail: comptroller@kathleendemaria.com 2WR2/20-2/27NTC
ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is February 27, 2019. Personal Representative: THOMAS O’BRIEN 3000 Bayview Way Pensacola FL 32503 Attorney for Personal Representative: JOSEPH W. C. BOYLES, ESQ. 212 W. Cervantes Street P.O. Box 13464 Pensacola, Florida 32591-3464 Telephone: (850) 433-9225 Attorney for Petitioner(s) Florida Bar #14188 2WR2/27-3/6NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF HOWARD GROVER RAPPOLD a/k/a HOWARD G. RAPPOLD a/k/a HOWARD RAPPOLD Deceased. File No.: 2019 CP 158 Division: U NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of HOWARD GROVER RAPPOLD a/k/a HOWARD G. RAPPOLD a/k/a HOWARD RAPPOLD, deceased, whose date of death was January 3, 2019, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is P.O. Box 333, Pensacola, FL 32591-0333. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court ON OR BEFORE THE LATER
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF DOROTHY JANE YEAKLE Deceased. FILE NO.: 2019 CP 000142 DIVISION: NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of DOROTHY JANE YEAKLE deceased, File Number 2019 CP 142, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 Governmental Center, Pensacola Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, on whom a copy of this notice is served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the Decedent and other persons having claims or demands against Decedent’s estate, including unmatured, contingent or unliquidated claims, must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT SO FILED WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is February 27, 2019. Personal Representatives: Pricilla Carroll 804 Wildforest Drive Birmingham AL 35209
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PUBLIC NOTICES Suzanne O’Meara 604 Harold Street Houston TX 77006 Attorney for Personal Representatives: JOSEPH W. C. BOYLES, ESQ. 212 W. Cervantes Street P.O. Box 13464 Pensacola, Florida 32591-3464 Telephone: (850) 433-9225 Attorney for Petitioner(s) Florida Bar #14188 2WR2/27-3/6NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF JOHN PAUL CALONGNE, Deceased. File No.: 2018-CP-152 NOTICE TO CREDITORS (Testate) The administration of the estate of JOHN PAUL CALONGNE, deceased, whose date of death was May 18, 2018 and whose social security number is XXX-XX-3071, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of SABINE C. BATES a/k/a SABINE CHRISTA BATES, deceased, whose date of death was January 17, 2019, and with case number indicated above pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, FL 32502. The name and address of the personal representative is set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against the decedent’s estate of whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is February 27, 2019.
All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.
H. Frank Winn, Jr., Attorney Petitioner Florida Bar# 0113430 P O Box 150 322 S. Alcaniz Street Pensacola, FL 32591-0150 Office 850-434-6214 Fax 850-434-6290 h.frankwinn@att.net
All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
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ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this Notice is February 20, 2019. Personal Representative JODY LYNN FITCH 412 Guillemard Street Pensacola, Florida 32501 Attorney for Personal Representative HEATHER F. LINDSAY Lindsay & Lindsay, P.A. 5218 Willing Street Milton, Florida 32570 (850) 623-3200 Florida Bar No. 073441 2WR2/20-2/27NTC
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF CODY ALLAN CARTER Deceased. File No. 2019-cp-195 Division NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of CODY ALLAN CARTER, deceased, whose date of death was November 29, 2018, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W. Government Street, Pensacola, Florida 32502. The names and addresses of the Personal Representative and the Personal Representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION IN RE: ESTATE OF Ethel Mae Pierce Deceased. File No. 2019-CP-152 Division U NOTICE TO CREDITORS The administration of the estate of Ethel Mae Pierce, deceased, whose date of death was September 23, 2018, is pending in the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 190 W Government St, Pensacola, FL 32502. The names and addresses of the personal representative and the personal representative’s attorney are set forth below. All creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM. All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. The date of first publication of this notice is February 20, 2019.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA RAYMOND CARL BALDWIN, JR. and PENNY L. BALDWIN, Husband and Wife, Plaintiffs, EDWIN P. MOURE, deceased, his unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors, and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against EDWIN MOURE, deceased; all unknown natural persons if alive, and if dead or not known to be dead or alive, their several and respective unknown assignments, heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors, and successors in interest, trustees or any other parties or person claiming by, through, under or against any corporation or other legal entity: and all claimants, persons or parties, natural or corporate, whose exact legal status is unknown, claiming under any of the above-named or described defendants or parties or claiming to have any right, title, or interest in and to the lands hereinafter described, Defendants. CASE NO: 2019 CA 000149 DIVISION: NOTICE OF ACTION TO: EDWIN P. MOURE, deceased, his unknown spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors, and all other parties claiming by, through, under or against EDWIN MOURE, deceased; all unknown natural persons if alive, and if dead or not known to be dead or alive, their several and respective unknown assignments, heirs, devisees, grantees, creditors, and successors in interest, trustees or any other parties or person claiming by, through, under or against any corporation or other legal entity; and all claimants, persons or parties, natural or corporate, whose exact legal status is unknown, claiming under any of the above-named or described defendants or parties or claiming to have any right, title, or interest in and to the lands hereinafter described. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to quiet and confirm title on the following properly in Escambia County, Florida: COMMENCE AT A CONCRETE MONUMENT AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP I SOUTH, RANGE 29 WEST, ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA; THENCE RUN NORTH 86 DEGREES 00 MINUTES EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION FOR A DISTANCE OF 3848.00 FEET; THENCE RUN NORTH 03 DEGREES 58 MINUTES 40 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE SOUTHERLY EXTENSION OF THE WEST LINE OF LOT 19, BLOCK 3, EVERGREEN, UNIT #1, ACCORDING. TO PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PAGE 38 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF SAID COUNTY FOR 33 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 19 FOR THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE ALONG SAID COURSE FOR 110.0 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 19; THENCE SOUTH 86 DEGREES 00 MINUTES 20 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID BLOCK 3 FOR 99.78 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 4 DEGREES 00 MINUTES EAST FOR 110.01 FEET; THENCE NORTH 86 DEGREES 00 MINUTES EAST FOR 99.74 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on T. David Mann, Plaintiffs’ attorney, 41 N. Jefferson Street. Suite 105, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida 32502, (850) 435-7700, david@davidmannlaw,com. within thirty (30) days of the first date of publication of this notice, and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on Plaintiffs’ attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition. WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court this 30th day of January, 2019.
Attorney for Personal Representative: Oscar J. Locklin Attorney for Personal Representative Florida Bar No. 15455 Locklin, Saba, Locklin & Jones, P.A. 4557 Chumuckla Highway Pace, Florida 32571 Telephone: (850) 995-1102 E-Mail Address: olocklin@ljslawfirm.com Secondary E-Mail: melissa@ljslawfirm.com
Beth Phelps As Deputy Clerk
ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.
CASE NO.: 2018-CA-001838
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Attorney for Personal Representative: KERRY ANNE SCHULTZ Florida Bar Number: 563188 Fountain, Schultz & Associates, P.L. 2045 Fountain Professional Ct., Suite A Navarre, Florida 32566 Telephone: (850) 939-3535 Fax: (850) 939-3539 E-Mail: kaschultz@fountainlaw.com
Defendant.
STATE OF FLORIDA COUNTY OF ESCAMBIA
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Plaintiffs,
File No. 2019-CP-000126 Division: U
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BARBARA TURK, Plaintiff,
Personal Representative: Nancy Carter 20 Begonia Place, Apt. R-1204 Pensacola, FL 32506
IN RE: ESTATE OF SABINE C. BATES a/k/a SABINE CHRISTA BATES Deceased.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
PAUL SILIVOS and, JASMINE SILIVOS,
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA PROBATE DIVISION
By: Tempest Williams Deputy Clerk
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The date of first publication of this notice is February 20, 2019.
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PAM CHILDERS, Clerk of Court Escambia County Florida
PAM CHILDERS Clerk of the Court
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE Estate of RICHARD E. GAINEY (deceased); MARIE BROWN; and OCCIDENTAL FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY OF NORTH CAROLINA, Defendants.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court, on this the 11th day of February, 2019.
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Personal Representative: Aleacia A. Godwin 5960 Pawnee Drive Pensacola, Florida 32526
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is E. Harper III of Harper Law, P.A., whose address is 25 West Cedar Street, Suite 430, Pensacola, Florida 32502, on or before March 25, 2019, and file the original with this Clerk of the above-named court before service on Plaintiff’s attorneys or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint.
Notice of Action IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR ESCAMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA
NOTICE OF ACTION
ADELL M. GRANDISON YOUNG, Case No.: 2019 CA 00102 Division: J NOTICE OF ACTION The name of the known natural defendant in this action is Adell M. Grandison Young. The nature of this action is a quiet title action based upon a tax deed. The action is pending before the above named court, styled as set forth above. The real property proceeded against is described as follows: Address: 2301 N. J Street, Pensacola, FL 32501 Legal Description: S 1/2 OF LT 29 KANEN PLACE NO 1 AND 2 PB 1/2 P 96/9 OR 4991 P 17 SECTION 17, TOWNSHIP 2 S, RANGE 30 W Parcel ID: 172S301600290029 The defendant is required to file written defenses with the clerk of court and to serve a copy on the Plaintiff’s attorney, Jodi Dubose, at 41 N. Jefferson Street, Suite 111, Pensacola, FL 32502, no later than March 29, 2019. Dated: February 21, 2019
TO: The unknown heirs, beneficiaries, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees, and all others who may claim an interest in the Estate of RICHARD E. GAINEY (deceased); MARIE BROWN; KEDRICK LEVAR GAINEY; and RICHARD EUGENE GAINEY a/k/a Richard Eugene Gainey, Jr., YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action seeking to quiet title on the following described property in Escambia County, Florida, to-wit: Commence at the NW Corner of the SW 1/4 of Section 10, Township 1 North, Range 31 West, and proceed East long the North line of said SW 1/4 737.4 feet, thence South and parallel to the West line of said SW 1/4 145 feet to a point, hence known as Point of Beginning, thence West and parallel to the North line of said SW 1/4 317.4 feet, thence South and parallel to the West line of said SW 1/4 65 feet, thence East and parallel to the North line of said SW 1/4 317.4 feet, thence North and parallel to the West line of said SW 1/4 65 feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 0.4736 acres, more or less; all of the above described property being in and a part of the Northwest 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 10, Township 1 North, Range 31 West of Escambia County, Florida. has been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on the Plaintiff’s attorney, Lou-
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