LAW SCHOOL GRADUATION & THE SUGAR BOWL (#69): Graduation from the University of Florida College of Law was a big day, but not quite the celebration we had planned. Hugh…
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HUGH F. CULVERHOUSE Jr. (#68 continued): Last year, fellow alum Hugh Culverhouse, Jr. donated $1.1 million to the University of Florida College of Law. This donation will create a scholarship…
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HUGH F. CULVERHOUSE Jr. (#68): I went to law school with Hugh F. Culverhouse, Jr., son of the first owner of the Tampa bay Bucs. Hugh was a nice guy…
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MY MEXICAN VACATION (#67): In August of 1974, there was nearly a month between the end of my summer quarter and the start of my fall quarter. I would graduate…
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JAMES GAMBLE ROGERS III (#66): One of the many things that Frank D. Upchurch III (Frank) did for me was to introduce me to a friend of his from St….
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SUMMER SCHOOL (#65): UF Law School offered a summer program at La Escuela Libre de Derecho in Mexico City. I had never considered going, but my friend, Frank D. Upchurch…
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LAW SCHOOL (#64): I was one of the last applicants accepted to Law School at the University of Florida, but I graduated Tenth in a class of over 100. I…
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DAVID M. SIMMONS & CAPT. DONALD L. MERRY (#63): My brother died from exposure to an illegal weapon our government intended for use on the North Vietnamese, and our government…
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“THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE” IS NOT ENOUGH (#62): I was never sure of many things. I always knew I would live in Pass-a-grille Beach, Florida and I knew I…
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BIG MONEY (#61): I always worked hard during summer vacation, but the summer after I graduated from UF, I had my highest paying job, also the toughest. I was a…