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Funeral for former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay to place on Jan. 15 in Ocala
A celebration honoring former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay will be held next Wednesday, Jan. 15, at 1 p.m. at Fort King Presbyterian Church in Ocala. That’s according to the Ocala Star Banner. A reception will follow the service,
Buddy MacKay, a Democrat who briefly served as Florida’s governor, dead at 91
Floridians honored the lifelong public servant not just for his 23 days as governor, but his time as a state legislator, congressman and diplomat.
Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay dies at 91
OCALA, Fla. — Former Florida Gov. Buddy MacKay passed away at the age of 91. MacKay served in the military, the Florida House and the Florida Senate before he served as lieutenant governor under then-governor and Democrat Lawton Chiles. Chiles then had a heart attack and died in December of that year.
Former Florida Governor Buddy MacKay dies at 91, family says
MacKay ran to succeed Chiles in 1998 but was defeated by Republican Jeb Bush. Shortly before leaving office, however, MacKay stepped in as governor after Chiles’ sudden death on Dec. 12, 1998.
Former Florida Governor Buddy MacKay Dies Peacefully at Age 91
Buddy MacKay, former Florida governor, has died at 91. He served briefly after the death of Gov. Lawton Chiles in 1998.
Remembering Buddy MacKay, former Fla. gov., dead at 91
John Kennedy, Florida Capital Bureau reporter for the Tallahassee Democrat newspaper, spoke with FOX 35's Garrett Wymer about covering Buddy MacKay and how history will remember him. MacKay, 91, died on New Year's Eve at his home in Ocala.
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