Transitions CHANGE-OF-LIFE COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS Congratulations Congratulations to Tampa’s Mac McGowan for another year on the wagon Dec. 17. Chuck Henson and Tom Young of St. Petersburg celebrate their anniversary Dec. 16.
Local Birthdays Sarasota Trinity Charity’s Paul DiPlacido, actor and Lucky Star St. Petersburg bartender Daniel Harris, Watermark cover model Aleesha Kerri, Funky Monkey entrepreneur Eddie Nickell (Dec. 6); Orlando Theatre goddess Beth Marshall, Orlando Weekly staff writer Deanna Morey, St. Petersburg psychiatrist Tom Young and Tampa’s Red Herring Ltd. expert Ivan Moros (Dec. 7); Orlando comic Jeff Jones, Tampa Straz Center staffer and actor Spencer Meyers, Orlando derby girl and mommy Amy Anderson and Mitzi Morris’ alter ego Kevin Kreigel (Dec. 10); Watermark sales director and out and proud Veteran Mark Cady, Orlando former Watermark contributor John Sullivan, Tampa Bay Bulldog softballer Les Croy (Dec. 11); Orlando Ford-dealing bear Fred Berliner (Dec. 11); Tampa volunteer and everyman Ed Lally, Orlando Chorus baritone Jamie Decker, Sarasota’s WAVEwinning realtor Jim Jablonski, St. Pete Twirler Jose Luis Perez and Altamonte Springs chiropractor Dr. Bradford Levine (Dec. 12); Tampa zebra and baby-deliverer Marie McClure, Orlando talentseeker Mark Catlett, Orlando actor/director Ashland Thomas (Dec. 13); Paradise purveyor Dan Schwab, drag performer Hunter Holloway and Manatee Segway Tours CEO Fred Burgin (Dec. 14); former Tampa MCC Pastor Rev. Phyllis Hunt, St. Petersburg outdoor lover Dan Barrett, Clearwater Sweetbay stud Gregory Toth (Dec. 15); blogger and Tampa Bay lawyer David Schauer (Dec. 16); Gay-friendly NYC (former Orlando) chanteuse Becky Fisher (Dec. 17).
NEWLYWEDS: Tampa couple Michael Snyder, left, and Santiago Echeverry were legally married in New York City on Nov. 26.
REST IN PEACE: St. Petersburg resident and Tampa Bay Bears member Jay Rudarvik passed away on Nov. 26 at Pasadena Hospital after falling ill a few days before. He was 49. He is survived by his partner, “Jerr Bear” and an extended family. ON THE TUBE:
Sarasota actor Joey Panek now has his own weekly segement called “What’s Up, Joey” on ABC-7 (MySuncoast.com) where he talks about events along the Suncoast. Panek is a popular, out actor who has appeared in numerous stage productions and volunteers his time with the Suncoast AIDS Theater Project. So his segment, he says, always has a “little gay flare.”
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