Inauguration of Bob Graham as Governor of Florida and Wayne Mixson as Lieutenant Governor of Florida

January 4, 1983

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Lieutenant Governor Mixson, Margie Mixson, Adele Graham and Governor Graham

GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA

IN GOD WE TRUST

The Inaugural Committe

requests the honor of your presence

to attend and participate in the Inauguration of

Bob Graham

as Governor of Florida

and Wayne Mixson

as Lieutenent Governor of Florida

on Tuesday the fourth of January

one thousand nine hundred eighty-three

The Capitol

Tallahassee, Florida

The Governor

Bob Graham became the thirty-eighth Governor of Florida in Jaunary 1979. He was reelected to a second term in November 1982.

Graham, born in Coral Gables on November 9, 1936, is the youngest in the family of three sons and one daughter. He attended Dade Country public schools, received a Bachelor's degree from the University of Florida in 1959 and a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1962. In 1959 he married Adele Khoury of Miami Shores. They have four teenage daughters: Gwen, Cissy, Suzanne and Kendall.

Graham was elected to the Florida House of Represenatives in 1966 and to the Florida Senate in 1970. His effectiveness as a lawmaker and his leadership in the areas of education, elderly services and the environment earned him statewide recognition.

Graham has served in several prestigious national organizations including terms as chairman of the Education Commission of the States, Chairman of the Southern Growth Policies Board, Chairman of the Southern Regional Educational Board, Chairman of the Carribbean- Central American Action, and, currently, Chairman of the National Governor's Association Committee on International Trade and Foreign Relations.

During his first term as Governor, Graham launched am ambitious economic development drive to procide incentives for the creation of new jobs in the state.

Since taking office, Governor Graham has fulfilled his promise to increase the state's share of funding for public schools.

One of Graham's educational priotories has been to upgrade academic standards at the elementary and secondary school levels. In the past five years, the percentage of Florida students passing the functional literacy test has risen by fourteen percent.

During his term in office, Graham has helped enhance Florida's landmark environmental laws with more efficient environmental regulation.

In 1981, the Florida Legislature approved on of the Governor's environmental priorites, the Save Our Rivers Act. This has enabled to the state to purchase more than 7,000 acrs of wetlands and other sensitive lands.

In 1982, Graham was able to push through authorization of the sale of $250 million in bonds for the Save Our Coasts program. This will provide the needed funds for the state to acquire for public use beaches and barrier islands threatened by development.

Governor Graham has declared a war on crime in FLorida. During his term, state criminal justice spending has been doubled.

Governor Graham belives in a personal style of governing and has carried over into his term as Governor the practice of doing differt "worksdays" throughout the state.

[Photo by Eric Tournay & Glen Hastings]

The First Family

Florida's First Family is active and involved. They share a love for the state of Florida and a concern for its future.

Adele Khoury Graham was raised in Miami SHores and attended Miami Edison High School. Mrs. Graham received her degree at Boston University and for two years taught English and History in the public schools of Wellesley, Massachusetts.

At First Lady, Mrs. Graham is a proclaimed advocate for Florida's older citizens. Prior to the 1979 legislative session, Mrs. Graham registered as a lobbyist and for the past four sessions promoted legislation that would aid the elderly. Asd an advocate, Mrs. Graham also provides citizen assistance, visits senior programs throughout the state and serves as a member of the Senior Society Planning Council in Tallahassee. In addition, Mrs. Graham has served as the Honorary Chairwoman for the 1979 and 1980 Senior Seasons, for the 1980 Senior Olympics and for the 1980 Governor's Conference on Aging and was a delegate to the White House Conference on Aging.

Concurrently, Mrs. Graham is an advocate for volunteerism. Mrs. Graham's special interest is school volunteerism and she encourages and supports the programs frequently by visiting school volunteer groups around around the state.

In December 1982, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Barry College fro her public service work. She received the Freidns of Education Aware from Brevard County and received the Florida Council on Aging Presidential Award. The 1980 Silver-Haired Legislature recognized Mrs. Graham for her outstanding contributions to the elderly. She received the Education Leadership Award from the Broward County Medical Auxillary and the Greater Miami Jewish Federation honored her for dedication and devotion to the needs of the elderly.

In the field of art, Mrs. Graham has obtained renowed artwork for the Mansion. Mrs. Graham has also been actively involved in the Mansion Foundation, which she created to provide money from the private sector to maintain and enhance the historic value of the public rooms of the Mansion. Mrs. Graham is especially proud to have opened the Governor's Mansion to visitors on a regular three days a week schedule.

The Graham's four daughters have all spent their teenage years growing up in the Governor's Mansion. Gwen, 19, is a junior at the University of North Carolina where she is majoring in political science and communications. Cissy, 18, is a freshman at Clemson University majoring in elementary education. Suzanne, 15, is a sophomore at Leon High School and is active in student government. Kendall, 13, is an eighth grader at Augusta Raa Middle School and was recently nominated by her teachers and fellow students as a Superlative.

Photo by Diana L. Hull

Governor Graham, Cissy, Gwen, Suzanne, Kendall, Adele

The Lieutenant Governor

Wayne Mixson, Florida's Lieutanant Governor, was born June 16, 1922 near New Brockton, Alabama. He is married to the former Margie Grace of Graceville, Florida.

Lieutenant Governor Mixson enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1942 and served in a lighter-than-air unit on anti-submarine duty escroting convoys to sea. He attended Columbia University and the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1947, Lieutenant Governor Mixson received a Bachelor of Science degree, with honors, in Business Administration from the University of Florida.

Respected nationally as an expert in agribusiness, Lieutenant Governor Mixson is the owner and operator of a 1,880 acre cattle ranch, peanut, soybean and feed grain farm in the panhandle's Jackson County.

Elected to the Florida House of Representavies in 1967, he served with much distinction. Since election as Lieutenant Governor in 1978, he has received numerous awards for distinguished service to Florida.

Lieutenant Governor Mixson will serve as the Secretary of the Florida Department of Commerce during the next four years. In this role, he is the chief economic development envoy for the State of Florida. He has led missions seeking improvement in trade relations in Western Europe, the Far East and Latin America. Through his extensive travels he continues to provide distinguished service and leadership to the State of Florida in the areas of business, economics and agriculture.

He is the first Lieutenant Governor to be elected to serve two consecutive terms.

Photo by Eric Tournay & Glen Hastings

Margie Mixson

Margie Mixson, wife of Florida's Lieutanant Governor, was born in Marianna, Florida. She gre wup in Graceville where she graduated from Graceville High School. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Florida State Univeristy and a Master's degree from the University of Florida. As a teacher she held posts in high schools in Jackson, Alachua, Levy, Orange and Leon counties before taking an English post at Chipola Junior College in Marianna, where she taught for twelve years.

For many of the 35 years she has been married to Wayne Mixson, Margie Mixson has been balanacing two demanding roles: career woman and wife. In 1979, following her husband's inauguration, Margie Mixson retired after thirty years as a classroom teacher.

In the Graham-Mixson Administration, as in her personal life, Margie Mixson's duties have taken her along two paths of activity. Her official duties include service as vice chairperson of the Governor's Commissions on the Status of Women and as coordinator of the Mansion Volunteers, a group of 250 Tallahassee women who assist in the public functions at the Governor's Mansion. Margie Mixson also serves as a member of the Public Education Committe of the Florida Chapter of the American Cancer Society and as a member of the Board of Directors and chairperson of the Public Education Committee and for the Leon County Cancer Society.

Margie Mixson is an active member of the Tallahassee's Woman's Club and St. Paul's Methodist Church.

Photo by Diana L. Hull

An Inaugural Portfolio

Four years ago, Bob Graham and Wayne Mixson were inaugurated on a cold Tallahassee day. That day, the Governor delivered his inaugural address...

"WE ARE ONE state. We are one people. And we will become better people in a better state when we strengthen the bonds that unite us, bonds that are far more important, far more lasting than the barries that divide us."

"OUR DREAM is of a once and future Florida, Florida in which we can conserve our natural heritage, a Florida in which each of us will be treated with justice, a Florida in which all of us can earn a good living, have a decent home and educate our children."

"I PLEDGE TO YOU today that, as Governor of Florida, I will summon every ounce of strength, I will employ every spark of imagination, I will exercise every proper measure of discreation, and I will use every resource and every resolve at my command, for the sake and in the service of that dream"

"AS NEVER BEFORE, each of you must be involved personally, not only in government, but in all the rich and varied life of Florida. Government can provide inspiration and opportunity."

The Inaugural Program

9:00 a.m., Prayer Service

Florida A&M University, Lee Hall

10:30 a.m., Musical Prelude

13th Army Band, Florida National Guard,

Directed by CW2 Douglas A. Phifer

10:45 a.m.

Official party escorted to their seats

11:00 a.m.

Inaugural Ceremonies at the Capitol

The Honorable Reubin O'Donovan Askew, Governor of Florida (1971-1979), Presiding Chairman

Posting of the Colors

Honor Guard, Florida National Guard

National Anthem

Sung by Mr. Frank Loconto

Pledge of Allegiance

Presiding Chairman

Invocation

The Most Reverend Rene H. Gracida, Bihop of Pensacola- Tallahassee

Introduction of Officials and Guests

Presiding Chairman

Remakrs: Historical Reflections

The Honorable LeRoy Collins,

Governor of Florida (1955-1961)

State Song "Suwannee River"

Sung by Renee Lawless,

"Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" 1982

Musical Interlude

Administration of The Oath of Office to

The Honorable Ralph Turlington,

Commissioner of Education, by

The Honorable James E. Alderman,

Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Florida

Administration of The Oath of Office to

The Honorably Doyle Conner,

Commissioner of Agriculture, by

The Honorable Joseph A. Boyd, Jr.

Justice, Supreme Court of Florida

Administration of The Oath of Office to

The Honorable William Gunter, Treasurer, by The Honorably Parker Lee McDonald, Justice, Supreme Court of Florida

Administration of The Oath of Office to

The Honorable Gerald Lewis, Comptroller, by The Honorable Joseph A. Boyd, Jr.

Justice, Supreme Court of Florida

Administration of The Oath of Office to

The Honorable Jim Smith, Attorney General,

by The Honorable James E. Alderman,

Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Florida

Administration of The Oath of Office to

The Honorable George Firestone,

Secretary of State, by

The Honorable Vincent T. Hall,

Judge of the 12th Judicial Circuit, Sarasota

Administration of The Oath of Office to

The Honorable Wayne Mixson,

Lieutenant Governor, by

The Honorable Parker Lee McDonald,

Justice, Supreme Court of Florida

12:00 noon

Administration of The Oath of Office to

The Honorable Bob Graham, Governor, by

The Honorable James E. Alderman,

Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Florida

Nineteen Gun Military Salute to

Governor Bob Graham, by Florida Amery

National Guard, and Flyover, by Florida

Army and Air National Guards

Prayer

The Reverend Dr. Harold Youngblood,

Pastor, Miami Lakes Congregational Church, Miami Lakes, Florida

Delivery of the Great Seal

of the State of Florida between

Governor Bob Graham and Secretary of State George Firestone

Inaugural Address

Governor Bob Graham

Benediction

Rabbi Ralph P. Kinglsey, Temple Sinai of North Dade, North Miami Beach, Florida

12:30 p.m. Inaugural Open House

Old Capitol, New Capitol, Governor's Offices

3:00 p.m., Open House

Governor's Mansion

4:00 p.m., "Celebrate Florida's Future"

A celebration in the park opposite the Governor's Mansion

Featured Attractions & Entertainment

Rosie O'Grady's Highlanders

13th Army Band, Florida National Guard

Cannonball Cloggers, ZReddick

The Starboard Side,

Eau Gallie High School, Melbourne

The Gondoliers,

Northeast High School, St. Petersburg

The American Singers,

American High School, Hialeah

Ransom Middle School

Chorus Ensemble, Cantonment

Rosie, O'Gradys Goodtime Jazz Band

Sea World Characters

"The Florida Celebration," Balloon

"The Calliope"

The Executive Cabinet

Photo by Robert M. Overton

SEATED: Jim Smith, Governor Bob Graham, George Firestone

STANDING: Doyle Conner, Ralph Turlington, Gerald Lewis, Bill Gunter

George Firestone

Secretary of State

George Firestone, Florida's twentieth Secretary of State, was born in New York in 1931 and moved to Florida at the age of two.

Educated in Miami, he served with the U.S. Army before beginning his career, which included insurance underwriting, industrial security, real estate and investments.

While serving in the Florida Legislature form 1966-1978, Firestone won recognition as an outspoken advocate of economic and cultural development, conservation, education and ethics in government.

Since his election as Secretary of State in 1978, Firestone has been committeed to promoting Florida's development while protecting its quality of life. He has received numerous awards from business, cultural, educational, and environmental groups.

Firestone is married to the former Nola A. Nissenson of Miami. They have one daughter, Mami Jo.

Jim SMith

Attorney General

Jim Smith was elected Attorney General of Florida in 1978 in his first bid for public offic. At the age of 38, he became the second youngest elected Attorney General in the state's history. He was reelected in the first primary of 1982.

Smith was born in Jacksonville and attended public schools there until his father's work took the family overseas to Libya and Spain. He completed high school at Zaragosa, Spain.

On his return to the United STates, Jim Smith took a degree in Government and Public Administration at Florida State Univeristy and a Law Degree at Stetson University.

The next ten years were spent in private law practice and government service, including posts as Deputy Secretary of State, Deputy Secretary of Commerce, Senior Aide to Governor Reubin Askew and member of the State Board of Regents.

Smith is married to the former Carole Clark of Fort Lauderdale and is the father of three children. His hobbies are fishing and tennis and he is active in managing a family-owned cattleranch at Marianna and a farm in Tallahassee. The family attends Trinity Methodist Church.

Gerald Lewis

Comptroller of Florida

Gerald Lewis was elected Florida's twenty-sixth Comptroller in November 1974, and has served as the state's chief financial officer since then.

Lewis was born in Birmingham, Alabama, March 31, 1934. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College. Following graduation, he served two years active duty with the U.S. Army, eventually commanding a Special Forces Green Beret Reserve Unit.

After his military service, Lewis returned home to Harvard, earned his law degree in 1960 and moved to Miami to practice law.

In 1966, Lewis was elected to the Florida House of Representatives and in 1970, to the Florida Senate.

Lewis serves on the Florida Bar International Law Committee, the Board of Trustees for the conference of State Bank Supervisors and the Board of Directors of Miami's Downton Development Authority. A member of Temple Israel in Tallahassee, he is married to the former Mary Evans of Miami, and has three daughters: Patty, Beth, and Susan

Bill Gunter

State Treasurer

Bill Gunter was born in Jacksonville on July 16, 1934. He graduated from Suwannee High School, where he was elected president of the student body.

Following his gradation from the University of Florida in 1956, Gunter taught school in Live Oak, then served a tour of duty in the U.S. Army. He taught for a semester at Edgewater High School in Orlando before entering the general insurance business in Central Florida.

In 1966, Gunter was elected to the Florida Senate, where he served until 1972, when he was elected to the United States Congress. As a representative of Florida's Fifth Congressional District, Gunter served on the House Agricultural Committee and House Science and Astronautics Committee.

Gunter won statewide election in 1976 to serve the remaining two years of a term as State Treasurer and Insurance Commissioner. He was re-elected to a four year term in 1978 and received no opposition in his bid for reelection in 1982.

Gunter is married to the former Teresa Arbaugh. They have two sons, Bart and Joel, and two daughters, Rachel and Rebecca.

Ralph D. Turlington

Commissioner of Education

Ralph D. Turlington, Florida's Second Commissioner of Education and sixteenth chief state school officer, has served 32 years as a legislator and Cabinet member. Appointed Commissioner in 1974, he was elected in 1974, 1978 and 1982.

A Gainesville native, Mr. Turlington holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida, a master's in Business Administration from Harvard University and honorary doctor of law degrees from Stetson Univeristy and University of Miami.

In twenty-four years of legislative service, Mr. Turlington received every major award of distinction, including "Dean of the House" and election as speaker. During his term in office, he presided over more sessions of the Florida House of Represenatives than any other Speaker.

As Commissioner of Education, his goals to assur basic skills proficiency while providing incentives for high academic achievement and raising the standards for teacher preparation have received national acclaim. These goals form the ketstone in his drive to rank Florida among the top states academically.

Ms. Turlington is the former Gellerstedt of Atlanta. They have two children, R. Donald and Katherine.

Doyle E. Conner

Commissioner of Agriculture

Doyle E. Conner, son and grandson of farmers in Bradford County, Florida, became Commissioner of Agriculture in 1961 after serving ten years in the Florida House of Representatives.

Conner was born in Starke, Florida, on December 17, 1928. He has served as national president of Future Farmers of America. After interrupting for a year his education in agriculture at the University of Florida, he graduated with the Bachelor's degree in Agricultural Economics in 1952.

He was elected to the House of Representatives from Bradford County at the age of 21 and was the youngest member ever elected to be Speaker of the House at the age of 28. Conner is a past president of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, Southern United States Trade Association and the Univeristy of Florida Alumni Association.

The Supreme COurt

Photo by Robert M. Overton

SEATED: Justice James C. Adkins; Chief Justice James E. Alderman; Justice Joseph A. Boyd, Jr.

STANDING: Justice Parker Lee McDonald, Justice Ben F. Overton, Justice Raymond Ehrlich

Chief Justice James E. Alderman

Chief Justice Alderman was born in Fort Pierce, Florida, on November 1, 1936. He attended the public schools of St. Lucie County and the University of Florida where, in 1958, he received his Bachelor of Arts & Sciences degree and, in 1961, his Juris Doctorate degree.

In October 1961, Justice Alderman began ten years of law practice in Fort Pierce, intermittently serving as a United States Commissioner and Magistrate in South Florida.

Justice Alderman is the only judge in Florida to have served on all four levels of Florida's court system: in September 1971, he was appointed to a County Judge; in 1972, he was elected as a Circuit Judge; in June 1976, he was appointed as a Judge of the 4th Disctrict Court of Appeals; and he was appointed to the Supreme Court on April 11, 1978.

Justice Alderman is a mewmber of the Episcopal Church. He is married to the former Jean Thompson and they have one son, James ALlen.

Justice James C. Adkins

Justice Adkins was born January 18, 1915, in Gainesville, Florida. He is a graduate of the Univeristy of Florida College of Law and began his legal career in 1938.

Justice Adkins was a trial attorney in Gainesville, Florida, for twenty years and also engaged in a large real estate practice.

He was elected to the Supreme Court on November 5, 1968, and was reelected in 1974 and 1980. He served as Chief Justice from March 1974, until February 1976.

Justice Adkins has authored several legal procedure guides and many articles in Florida Law and Practice and has lectured at seminars throughout the state.

He is a member of several academic fraternities and civic groups and is the recipient of many awards of distinction.

Justice Adkins is married to the former Beth Lawrence, a television journalist.

Justice Joseph A. Boyd, Jr.

Justice Boyde was born November 16, 1916. After attending public schools in George, he attended Piedmont College and Mercer Univeristy Law School before coming to Florida in 1939. After serving in the Marine Corps during World War II, he received his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Miami Law School in 1948, and in 1963, he received an LL.D. degree from Piedmont College.

He has served as a City Attorney, a County Commissioner and as a Vice Mayor. He practiced law in Hialeah from 1948 to 1968 and was elected to the Supreme Court of Florida on November 5, 1968. He was reelected to the Supreme Court for six-year terms in 1974 and 1980.

Justice Boyde is an active member of many civic, fraternal and religious groups. He is married to Ann Stripling and they have five children: Joanne Goldman, Betty Jean Jala, Joseph Robert, James Danial and Jane Nan.

Justice Ben F. Overton

Justice Overton was born on December 15, 1926 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. He received a B.S. in Business Administration and a Juris Doctorate in Law from the University of Florida.

He was admitted to practice law in Florida in 1952 and has been admitted to practice before all federal courts including the United States Supreme Court. His legal career began as Special Assistant Attorney General. Following that service, he entered the private practice of law in St. Petersburg.

Justice Overton was appointed to the Supreme Court in March 1974, and was elected to a six-year term later that year. During this term, he served as Chief Justice (1976-1978). He was reelected to the Supreme Court in 1980 for another six-year term.

Before his selection to the Supreme Court, Justice Overton served as a circuit judge for almost ten years and became active in the American Bar Association, serving on several of its committees. Presently, he participates in many legal education activities.

He and his wife, Marilyn, where married in 1951, and they have three children: Cathi, Robert, and William.

Justice Parker Lee McDonald

Justice McDonald, born May 23, 1924, was educated in the public schools of Sebring, Florida. He entered the University of Florida in 1942, served three years in the U.S. Army until 1946, then re-entered the Univeristy of Florida and received both the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and the Bachelor of Laws in 1950.

Justice McDonald practiced law with his father in Sebring. In 1951, he began general civil practice with emphasis on trial litigation.

He was appointed circuit judge in 1961, and served in the capacity until his appointment to the Supreme Court in 1979.

He is active in civic affairs (Kiwanis, Easter Seal, March of Dimes, PTA), Methodist church activities and is a member of several committees of the Florida Bar.

Justice McDOnald and his wife, the former Velma Ruth Wilkie, married in 1949 and have four children (Martha Rebecca Morcom, Bruce Lee, Robert Reid and Ruth Ann) and two grandchildren.

Justice Raymmond Ehrlich

Justice Ehrlich was born in Swainsboro, Georgia, February 2, 1918. He moved to Crescent City, Flordia, in 1926 and attended public schools there. He received a B.S degree with high honors (1939) and his LL. B. degree (later changed to Juris Doctorate) with high honors (1942) from the University of Florida, College of Law.

Justice Ehrlich served in the amphibious forces of the U.S. Navy form 1942 to 1946, advancing to the rank of Lieutenant Commander.

He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1942 and upon hid discharge from the Navy in 1946, began the practice of law in Jacksonville, Florida. He was admitted to practice in each the United States District Courts of Florida, the United States 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States.

His practice was principally confined to civil trial litigation.

He is married to the former Miriam Bettman.

The Senate

District

1 W. D. Childers, Pensacola

2 Pat Thomas, Quincy

3 Dempsey J. Barron, Panama City

4 Karen Thurman, Dunnellon

5 Bill Grant, Madison

6 George Kirkpatrick, Gainesville

7 Arnett E. Girardeau, Jacksonville

8 Joe Carlucci, Jacksonville

9 Mattox Hair, Jacksonville

10 Edgar M. Dunn, Jr., Ormond Beach

11 Richard H. Langley, N. Lake Minneola

12 Curtis Peterson, Lakeland

13 Robert B. "Bob" Crawford, Winter Haven

14 Geroge Stuart, Orlando

15 Toni Jennings, Orlando

16 Clark Maxwell, Jr., Melbourne

17 John W. Vogt, Cocoa Beach

18 Jeanne Malchon, St. Petersburg

19 Gerald. S. "Jerry" Rehm, Dunedin

20 Mary Grizzle, Indian Rocks Beach

21 Betty Castor, Tampa

22 Malcolm E. Bear, Seffner

23 Pat Frank, Tampa

24 Patrick K. Neal, Bradenton

25 Warren S. Henderson, Venice

26 Harry A. Johnston, II, West Palm Beach

27 William G. "Doc" Myers, Hobe Sound

28 Don C. Childers, West Palm Beach

29 Peter M. Weinstein, Coral Springs

30 Tom McPherson, Fort Lauderdale

31 James A. Scott, Fort Lauderdale

32 Kenneth C. Jenne, Hollywood

33 John A. Hill, Miami

34 Joseph M. "Joe" Gersten, Miami

35 Jack D. Gordon, Miami Beach

36 Carrie P. Meek, Miami

37 Gwen Margolis, Miami

38 Franklin B. "Frank" Mann, Fort Myers

39 Lawrence H. "Larry" Plummer, Miami

40 Roberta Fox, Coral Gabels

Photo by Eric Tournay & Robert M. Overton: President -- Curtis Peterson

Photo by Robert M. Overton & James Gaines: President Pro Tempore- Jack D. Gordon

The House of Representatives

District

1 Tom Tobiassen, Gonzalez

2 Virginia "Ginger" Bass, Pensacola

3 Grover C. Robinson, III, Pensacola

4 Bolley L. "Bo" Johnson, Gulf Breeze

5 James G. Ward, Fort Walton Beach

6 Ronald C. "Ron" Johnson, Panama City

7 Sam Mitchell, Vernon

8 Hames Harold Thompson, Quincy

9 Al Lawson, Tallahassee

10 Herbert F. "Herb" Morgan, Tallahassee

11 Gene Hodges, Cedar Ket

12 Wayne Hollingsworth, Lake City

13 George Crady, Yulee

14 Carl Odgen, Jacksonville

15 Steve Pajcic, Jacksonville

16 John Thomas, Jacksonville

17 Corrine Brown, Jacksonville

18 John W. Lewis, III, Jacksonville

19 William G. "Bill" Bankeahd, Jacksonville

20 Thomas L. "Tommy" Hazouri, Jacksonville

21 Frank Williams, Starke

22 Hamilton D. Upchurch, St. Augustine

23 Sidney "Sid" Martin, Hawthorne

24 Jon Mills, Gainesville

25 Chris Meffert, Ocala

26 Dick Locke, Iveness

27 Bobby Brantley, Longwood

28 Samuel P. Bell, III, Ormond Beach

29 T. K. Wetherell, Port Orange

30 Tom C. Brown, Port Orange

31 Winston W. "Bud" Gardner, Jr., Titusville

32 Tim Deratany, Indialantic

33 Marilyn B. Evans-Jones, Melbroune

34 Carl Selph, Casselberry

35 Art Grindle, Altamonte Springs

36 Thomas B. "Tom" Drage, Jr., Orlando

37 Richard "Rich" Crotty, Orlando

38 Bruce McEwan, Orlando

39 Fran Carlton, Orlando

40 Alzo Reddick, Orlando

41 Daniel Webster, Orlando

42 C. Fred Jones, Auburndale

43 Rick Dantzler, Winter Haven

44 Gene Ready, Lakeland

45 Beverly B. Burnsed, Lakeland

46 Everret A. Kelly, Astatula

47 Charles R. "Chuck" Smith, Brooksville

48 Raymond B. "Ray" Stewart, Zephyrhills

49 Ronald R. "Ron" Richmond, Holiday

50 Peter M. "Pete" Dunbar, Crystal Beach

51 Byron Combee, Clearwater

52 Betty Easley, Largo

53 Dennis L. Jones, Treasure Island

54 Dorothy E. Sample, St. Petersburg

55 Douglas "Tim" Jamerson, St. Petersburg

56 Peter Rudy Wallace, St. Petersburg

57 Patricia L. "Pat" Bailey, Pinellas Park

58 T. M. "Tom" Woodruff, St. Petersburg

59 John A. Grant, Jr., Tampa

60 Mary Figg, Lutz

61 Carl Carpenter, Jr., Plant City

62 S. L. "Spud" Clements, Jr. Brandon

63 James T. "Jim" Hargett, Jr., Tampa

64 Helen Gordon Davis, Tampa

65 Elvin L. Martinez, Tampa

66 H. Lee Moffitt, Tampa

67 Lawrence F. "Larry" Shackleford, Palmetto

68 Peggy Simone, Bradenton

69 Thomas E. Danson, Jr., Sarasota

70 Robert M. "Bob" Johnson, Sarasota

71 Frederick H. "Fred" Burrall, Port Charlotte

72 Vernon Peeples, Punta Gorda

73 J. Keith Arnold, Fort Myers

74 Fred R. Dudley, Cape Coral

75 Mary Ellen Hawkins, Naples

76 Bert J. Harris, Jr., Lake Placid

77 Irlo "Bud" Bronson, Jr., Kissimmee

78 R. Dale Patchett, Vero Beach

79 Charles L. "Chuck" Nergard, Port St. Lucie

80 James C. Hill, Jr., Jupiter

81 Jim Watt, Lake Park

82 Ray Liberti, West Palm Beach

83 Eleanor Weinstock, Palm Beach

84 Ed Headley, West Palm Beach

85 Frank S. Messersmith, Lake Worth

86 Steve Press, Delray Beach

87 Carol G. Hanson, Boca Raton

88 Jack N. Tobin, Margate

89 Joe Titone, Coral Springs

90 Peter Deutsche, Sunrise

91 Bill Clark, Lauderdale Lakes

92 Robert J. "Bob" Shelley, Pompano Beach

93 Debby Sanderson, Fort Lauderdale

94 Tom Gustafson, Fort Lauderdale

95 Anne Mackenzie, Fort Lauderdale

96 Thomas H. Armstrong, Plantation

97 Fred Lippman, Hollywood

98 David J. Lehman, Hollywood

99 Walter C. Young, Hollydood

100 Ronald A. "Ron" Silver, North Miami Beach

101 Mike Abrams, Miami

102 Elaine Gordon, North Miami

103 Michael Friedman, Miami Beach

104 Barry Kutun, Miami Beach

105 Hal W. Spaet, Miami Beach

106 Jefferson Reaves, Sr., Miami

107 James "Jim" Burke, Miami

108 Willia Logan, Jr. Opa Locka

109 Robert "Bob" Ryenolds, Hialeah

110 Ileana Ros, Miami

111 Roberto Casas, Hialeah

112 John Cosgrove, Coral Gables

113 Humberto Cortina, Coral Gables

114 Elizabeth "Betty" Metcalf, Coral Gables

115 Tim Murphy, Miami

116 Art Simon, Miami

117 Tom Gallagher, Coconut Grove

118 Dexter Lehtinen, Miami

119 Lawrence R. "Larry" Hawkins, Miami

120 Joseph B. "Joe" Allen, Jr., Key West

The Inaugural Committees

The Inaugural Executive Committee

Doug & Mae Shivers, Honorary Chairpersons

John & Jane Aurell

Duby & Sallie Ausley

Fred & Roberta Drake

Betty Lantaff

Abe & Madee Schestopol

Bob & Linda Snow

Dick & Ruth Williams

Cathy Kelly, Executive Director

Cabinet- Executive Liaison Committee

John & Sybill Shipp, Co-Chairperson

Jessie Burnett

Ken Detzne

Zollie Maynard, Jr.

Bill McKeown

Lina McMullen

Richard Miller

Frank Mirabella

Barbara Roche

Douglas & Gail Shelby

Michael Staley

Credentials & Badges Committee

Jim & Kitty Ball, Co-Chairperson

Elise Lawton

Nell Long

Tom & Mary Lynn Perkins

Bebe Smith

Hilda Wessinger

Finance

Fred Drake, Chairman

Thomas Fox

Mark Levine

Bob Perkins

Fred Roche

John Richardson

Jon Schebel

Housing Committee

Ron & Betty LaFace, Co-Chairpersons

Fred & Lynn Baggett

Dawn Buchanan

Art Hertz

Norma Jean Howard

Betty Pierce

Inaugural Celebration (Festival)

Bernie & Greta Sliger

Honorary Co-Chairpersons

Betty Lantaff, Chairwoman

Steve & Becky Liner, Construction Co-Chairpersons

Frank Alvarez, Decorating Co-Chairman

Andy Pace, Decorating Co-Chairman

Tom & Cathie Herndon, Entertainment Co-Chairpersons

Streve & Miffy Uhlfelder, Entertainment Co-Chairpersons

Emory Johnson, Theme Chairman

Sam Ard

Fred & Lynn Baggett

Kim Barnhill

John & Gloria Berry

Tom & J. Leigh Brooks

Laura Carroll

Rainey Cawthon

Stephaine Cay

Judson M. & Delyne Chapman

Robert & Jean Daniel

Grace Dansby

Ray William Diehl

Lillian Gans

Elton & Frances Gissendanner

Dudley & Hazel Griner

Mickey Glenn

T.K. & Peggi Hanna

George & Bobbie Harper

Edward A. Hines

Mark Jeffery

Ivan & Inez Johnson

Fred Kittinger

Carolyn Krentzman

Lucy Larson

Lucher & Margaret Lines

Martha Lines

Wayne Malaney

Douglas & Circket Mannheimer

Hank Mannheimer

Gwen Mathews

Ron & Judy Meyer

Judy Mooore

Bernie & Patty Parrish

Tanny Peepels

Bartow Rainey

Mike Roberts

Joseph W. Rodriguez

Bruce L. Rogers

Bonnie Rudd

Joyce Smith

Garry & Mavis Smith

Rick & Janet Smith

Charlie & Laurey Stryker

Billy D. Turk, Jr.

Ron & Lynn Villella

Dave & Dot Walker

Sherman Winn

The Inaugural Committees

The Inaugural Executive Committee

Doug & Mae Shivers,

Honorary Chairpersons

Johm & Jane Aurell

Duby & Sallie Ausley

Fred & Sallie Ausley

Fred & Roberta Drake

Betty Lantaff

Abe & Madee Schestopol

Bob & Linda Snow

Dick & Ruth Williams

Cathy Kelly, Executive Director

Cabinet- Executive Liason Committee

John & Sybill Ship, Co-Chairpersons

Jessie Burnett

Ken Detzner

Zollie Maynard Jr.

Bill McKeown

Linda McMullen

Richard Miller

Frank Mirabella

Barbara Roche

Douglas & gail Shelby

Michael Staley

Credentials & Badges Committee

Jim & Kitty Ball, Co-Chairpersons

Elise Lawton

Nell Long

Tom & Mary Lynn Perkins

Bebe Smith

Hilda Wessinger

Finance

Fred Drake, Chairman

Thomas Fox

Mark Levine

Bob Perkins

Fred Roche

John Richardson

Jon Schebel

Housing Committee

Ron & Betty LaFace, Co-Chairperson
Fred & Lynn Baggett

Dawn Buchanan

Art Hertz

Norma Hean Howard

Betty Pierce

Inaugural Celebration (Festival)

Bernie & Greta Sliger, Honorary Co-Chairpersons

Betty Lantaff, Chairwoman

Steve & Beck Liner, Construction Co-Chairpersons

Frank Alvarez, Decorating Co-Chairman

Andy Pace, Decorating Co-Chairman

Tom & Cathie Herndon,

Entertainment Co-Chairpersons

Steve & Miffy Uhlfelder, Entertainment Co-Chairpersons

Emory Johnson, Theme Chairman

Sam Ard

Fred & Lynn Baggett

Kim Barnhill

John & Gloria Berry

Tom & J. Leigh Brooks

Laura Carroll

Rainey Cawthon

Stephanie Cay

Judson M. & Delyne Chapman

Robert & Jean Daniel

Grace Dansby

Ray WIlliam Diehl

Lillian Gans

Elton & Frances Gissendanner

Dudley & Hazel Griner

Mickey Glenn

T.K. & Peggi Hanna

George & Bobbie Harper

Edward A. Hines

Mark Jeffery

Ivan & Inez Johnson

Fred Kittinger

Carolyn Krentzman

Lucy Larson

Blucher & Margaret Lines

Martha Lines

Wayne Malaney

Douglas & Cricket Mannheimer

Hank Mannheimer

Gwen Mathews

Ron & Judy Meyer

Judy Moore

Bernie & Patty Parrish

Tanny Peeples

Bartow Rainey

Mike Roberts

Joseph W. Rodriguez

Bruce L. Rogers

Bonnie Rudd

Joyce Smith

Garry & Mavis Smith

Charliey & Laurey Stryker

Billy D. Turk, Jr.

Ron & Lynn Villella

Dave & Dot Walker

Sherman Winn

Steve & Susan Winn

Ken & Bonnie Woodburn

Jim & Patsy Woodroffe

Rod & Caroline Willis

Inaugural Ceremony Committee

John & Jane Aurell, Co-Chairpersons

Jean Alderman

Bob & Frances Ervin

Claude & Daisy Flory

Mike & Rita Hale

Henry & Eleanor Hunter

Randall Kelley

Jack & Mary L. Madigan

Richard & Jane McFarlain

Bill & Sue Mckemie

Charles & Judy Miner

Gayle Nelson

Klein & Martha G. Wigginton

Invitation Committee

Ann Revell, Co-Chairwoman

Abe Schestopol, Co-Chairman

John Adams

Charlott & Myron Blee

Sharon Bloemendaal

Charles Brannon

Charlina Pierce Brown

Diane Brown

Landol Coker

Pam Connolly

Carol Dalrymple

Pattie DeTar

Paula DeLuca

Larry Dodd

Nellie Gillespie

Julia Goldstein

Frank Graham

Pat Hendry

Walter & Diane Levy

Avis McLaughlin

Jean Mozley

Dot Jean Owen

Betty Patton

Vivian Pelham

Herman & Gita Pitter

A. G. Standland

John Sullivan

Leslie Tassone

Sue Tully

Rod & Carolyn Willis

Bette Wimbish

Law Enforcement & Security Committee

Robert R. Dempsey, Chairman

Lt. Charles Adkins

2nd. Lt. Raymond Alexander

Mary Booker

Eddie Boone

Sgt. Him Bragdon

Col. Robert M. Brantly

Maj. B. R. Burkett

Robert Butterowrth

Allen Dees

Steve Dobson

Robert Edwards

Lt. Tom Fiddler

Lt. Roger Field

Samuel Gilliam

Lee Gilreath

Elton J. Gissendanner

Lt. Col. Brantly Goodson

Capt. Steve Hooker

Maj. Clifford S. Kidd

Irving Mills

Sgt. Larry Newcomb

James Nursey

Lt. Col. Travis Reynolds

Lt. Ted M. Rivenbark

Rober Scharlau

Nathan Sharron

1st Lt. Herbert A. Starling, Jr.

Capt. G. Tacot

Bill Tanner

Melvin ucker

Hansel Vause

Glenn Wade

Sgt. Duane West

Gary Yates

Mansion Decoration Committee

Beth Moor, Honorary Chairwoman

Betty Nettles, Co-Chairwoman

Betty Eppes, Co-Chairwoman

Norma Altice

Oberley Brown

Bessie Coleman

Sarah Davis

Edna Ferrell

Mavis Fletcher

Rene Glidden

Inez Johnson

Nan Keolliker

Anne Maxwell

Sarah Moor

Mary Olive

Mary Phillips

Jean Smith

Helen Willis

Mary Young

Mansion Open House Committee

Mae Shivers, Chairwoman

Bonne Manheimer, Co-Chairwoman

Margaret Neal, Co-Chairwoman

Myra Anderson

Mabel Armes

Walli Beall

Eleanor Bigham

Wilhelmina Bowen

Dianna Avery Brown

Mary Doug Buchana

Martha Bunch

Mary Carroll

Lollie Davis

Sarah M. Davis

Fran Fokes

Jane Fleetwood

Elizabeth Green

Noanne Gwynn

Mary Hardison

Susan Harkness

Harriet Harlan

Agnes Harrison

Annie Mary Hartsfield

Jackie Harvey

Mart Hill

Peggy Hughes

Ricky Jones

Lucille Kennerly

Carol Lewis

Mel Rae Maguire

Phyllis Miller

Jospehine K. Newton

Maragaret Reynolds

Eva Richardson

Bernice Rivenbark

Mabel Shaw

Clara Jane Smth

Fraser Smith

Delphene Strickland

Lucile Stripling

Susan Tully

Charlene Webster

Sally Weems

Hilda Wessinger

Inez Yent

Medical Services

Dr. Fred Lindsey, Chairman

Dr. Earl Britt

Dr. Charles Cooper

Dr. Al Deeb

Eugene Flemming

Dr. Merle Grate

Dr. Howard & Florence Griner

Christine Guignard

Dr. Cliff J. Gwynn, Jr.

Dr. Tom Haney

Dr. I. Barnett Harrison

Jackie Harvey

Dr. Joe Hughes III

Dr. George Lewis

Dr. Mike Losey

M. T. Mutsian

David Pingree

Dr. Carlton Prather

Dr. Mary Beth Seay

Military Participation

Maj. Gen. Robert F. Ensslin, Jr., Honorary Chairman

Lt. Col. Travis Reynolds, Chairman

Brig. Gen. Robert L. Howell

Brig. Gen. Claude H. McLeod

Col. Earl P. Oehler

Col. Franklin M. Persons

Gen. Donn A Starry

Brig. Gen. William M. Whittaker

Brig. Gen. Charles R. Willis

Platform Guests Committee

Elliott & Elizabeth Messer, Co-Chairpersons

Bob & Martha Bryson

Bob & Melinda Jones

George & Marian Langford

Sally Little

Mildred Ravenell

Bill & Karen Sutton

Spider & Lucille Webb, Sr.

Bett Wimbish

Platform & Stands Committee

Tom & Cynthia Lewis, Co-Chairpersons

Dean Bunch, Co-Chairman

Robert Altice

Albert Bass

Bill Davis

Danny Long

William Maxwell

Frank Moor

Robert Olive

Herschel Shepard

Dan Villella

Nichola Yonclass

Prayer Service

Dr. Walter & Jeraldine Smith, Co-Chairpersons

Rev. Herbet & Lucille Alexander

Jackson & Becky Booth

Rev. Fletcher J. & Sylvia Bryant

William F. & Karen Daniel

Capt. Leon C. & Trina Gilchrist

Capt. Samuel & Doris Gilliam

Lt. Col. Charles E. & Vivian Hobbs

Rabbi Stanley J. & Vivian Garfein

Rev. Austin E. Rebecca Hollady

Charlie & Ida Manning

Rev. Moses G. & Willie Me Miles

Dr. Frederic T. & Celia Milton

Douglas & Peggy Mitchell

Rev. Tracy & Sharon Moore

Barbara Newell

Larney G. & Sandra Rackley

Michael & Nancy Rachlin David Rollins

Vernon Smith

Bill & Edna Tait

George Wiggins

Program Committee

Miki Harrison, Co-Chairwoman

Bettie Moor, Co-Chairwoman

Carolyn Aidman

Doris Alston

Fred Baldwin

John Harkness

Geri McDaniel

Dnolad North

Kim O'Connor

B. Jack Osterholt

James W. & Olympia Pridgeon

Palmer & Mary Call Proctor

Prentice & Jane Pruitt

Joe & Bernice Reason

Joseph & Vernocia Reno

Nelle Sewell

Leonard & Nelle Tavenner

Louise Thigpen

Ed & Sallie Thomas Lois Thompson

Jay Tiedeberg

Spider & Gayle Webb, Jr.

Dick & Betsy Wilson

Public Building Open House Committee

Caroline Burrroughs, Co-Chairwoman

Cathy Reed, Co-Chairwoman

Rosalyn Bazzell

Frances Blackburn

Barbara Culbreath

Jean Daniel

Ethel Gould

Bonnie Kidd

Marnie Law

Anne Lee

Jean Midyette

Mary Lynn Perkins

Jere Smith

Sue Tully

Nancy Wittenberg

Seating Committee

Frank & Sarah Shaw, Co-Chairpersons Virginia Essex

Anthony & Linda Heilberger

Van Jones

Ted Ouzts

Dr. Jim Pitts

Betty Ann Skelton

Bill G. Smith

Robert P. Wadley

Special Arrangements Committee

Perla Hantman, Co-Chairwoman

Clippy Phipps, Co-Chairwoman

Pat Grise

Jim & Betty Hampton

Bill & Connie Hutchinson

Byron & Helen Marlow

John & Terrie Ream

Dawn Sharp

Bob &  & Mary Salem

Dolores L. Zeiler

Transportation Commitee

Phil Pomeroy, Chairman

Russ Kelly

Stephen Winn

Ray

Pastemak

John & Nita Burke

Ushering Committee

Tim Howard, Co-Chairman

Robert Sawyer, Co-Chairman

Biff Adams

Katherine Ball

Greg Bash

Frank Bedell

Jon Boone Matt Bryan

Kathy S. Bright

Charlyne Bryant

Carol Burgess

Patty Catena

Lisa Davis

Eleane Drew

Terry Dumas

Jeff Eacher

Anita Funderburke

Chris Gissendanner

Jim K. Hamptom

Michael C. Hamptom

Ronald Hampton

Linda Henderson

Sally Hendrickson

Holly Howard

Holly Hutchinson

Donna Johnson

Reese Joiner

Wayne Kiger

Caroline Kelly

Cathy Kelly

Mike Lesser

Ronib Lucey

Bill Marcoo

Jill McConnell

Lonnie Martin

Emily Messer

Tim Meenan

Dee O'Neil

Diane Pasternak

Lorraine Pastemak

Maureen Pastemak

R. J. Pastemak

Stephanie Michelle Penley

Gabriel Perry

Karen Pingree

Molly Polatty

William Proctor

Charles B. Reed

Susan Reed

Kelly Roche

Debbie Rubens

Christina Salem

Nancy Smith

Bill Sundberg

Alan Sundberg

Bill Taft

Tola Thompson

David Tucker

Todd Viella

Todd Weaver

Sharon Westbrook

Bill Williams, Jr.

Todd Lambert Zeiler

Special Acknowledgements

The Inaugural Committee wishes to convey its appreciation to the following groups whose generous hospitality made this day's festivities possible.

Elbert & Gwen Humphrey, Tallahassee

The Bird Cage Restaurant, Tallahassee

Church of the Holy Mother of God, Tallahassee

First Assembly of God Church, Bagdad

The Columbia Restaurant, Tampa, St. Augustine, Sarasota

Rosie O'Grady's Restaurant, Orlando

Lou Ogburn, Tallahassee

The Bagel Peddler, Tallahassee

Florida Peanut Producers Assocation, Graceville

Florida Restaurant Association, Fort Lauderdale

Department of Citrus

Florida Citrus Commission, Lakeland

Tony Roma's, A Place for Ribs, Miami

Condaxis Coffee Company, Jacksonville

Sea World, Orlando

Florida State University Hotel & Restaurant School, Tallahassee

Le Lechonera Restaurant, Key West

Southereastern Fisheries Association, Inc., Tallahassee

Mark Jeffery, Concepts in Design, Tallahassee

Fifth Avenue Interiors, Tallahassee

Hobbs Construction, Panama City

Tallahassee Motors, Tallahassee

Courtesy Oldsmobile, Tallahassee

Palmer-Harrell Buick, Tallahassee

Proctor's Pontiac, Tallahassee

Sims-Baldwin Family Music Center, Tallahassee

Dodd Printers, Miami

Governor's Square Mall Management

INAUGURATION TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA JANURY 4, 1983

Bob Graham Governor

Wayne Mixson

Lieutenent Governor

Host

INAUGURATION, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA JANUARY 4, 1983

Bob Graham

Governor

Wayne Mixson

Lieutenant Governor