Monday, May 21, 2012
A visitation will be held tonight for the 19-year-old Plant High School graduate who died after crashing his car into the Hillsborough Bay this month.
A visitation will be held on Monday night, May 21, for Michael Agana, the 19-year-old Plant High School graduate and University of South Florida student who died after crashing his car into the Hillsborough Bay this month, according to ABC Action News. The visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. at the Blount & Curry Funeral Home, 605 S. MacDill Ave. A funeral mass will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, May 22, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 509 N. Florida Ave., the local TV station reports.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
The owner of Alvin Magnon Jewelers on South Dale Mabry was a Plant High School graduate, TBO.com reports.
Did you know Alvin Lee Magnon or frequent his jewelry store? Share your memories in the comments section below. A longtime South Tampa jeweler has died, TBO.com reports. Alvin Lee Magnon, the owner of Alvin Magnon Jewelers, 606 S. Dale Mabry Hwy., was 84. Magnon began working in the jewelry business in 1948, TBO reports, passing the business onto his daughter six years ago. Magnon's store was originally founded in 1880 in Lakeland before relocating to downtown Tampa and then on West Shore Boulevard before moving to South Dale Mabry about 24 years ago, according to TBO. Magnon was a Plant High School graduate. Read more about his life in TBO.com's obituary.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The Tampa football legend and Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office employee will be memorialized on Monday, Feb. 20, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church.
A memorial service is planned for Monday, Feb. 20, for Freddie Solomon, the Tampa sports legend and longtime employee of the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, who lost his fight with colon cancer this week. The service will be held 11 a.m. Monday at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 5225 N. Himes Ave., Tampa. Solomon, 59, starred as a quarterback at the University of Tampa and went on to win two Super Bowls with the NFL's San Francisco 49ers. He is also fondly remembered for his work in more than 20 years in community relations with the sheriff's office, where he took part in back-to-school events, Christmas programs, Family Fun Days and football camps and clinics for area kids. The Hillsborough Sheriff's Freddie Solomon Annex in Ybor City…
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Monday, February 13, 2012
The local football legend, NFL standout and community coordinator for the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has lost his battle with cancer, TBO.com reports.
Freddie Solomon, a former University of Tampa quarterback and NFL standout who spent more than 20 years working in community relations with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, has died, TBO.com reports. He was 59. Solomon died Monday afternoon after a nine-month battle with colon and liver cancer, the website reported, citing family friend George Levy. He had been hospitalized on Feb. 4. The South Carolina native finished 12th in the Heisman Trophy balloting after his senior season at UT in 1974, then spent 11 seasons in the NFL, winning two Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers as a wide receiver. Solomon was honored Jan. 11, his 59th birthday, during the dedication of the Hillsborough Sheriff's annex in Ybor City, which was …
