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Jim King, former governor of Florida, dies

Source: The Mercury News

Tallahassee : FL : USA | 4 months ago

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Fla. (AP) — Former Florida Senate President Jim King, who sometimes fought Gov. Jeb Bush and his own Republican Party over the Terri Schiavo right-to-die battle in 2005, died Sunday...King died after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer, said former press aide Sarah Bascom, who...

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King's passion for people, politics, FSU remembered

News Source: Tallahassee | 4 months ago

AP files In this April 30, 2008, photo, Sen. Jim King, R-Jacksonville, debates a bill during Senate session in the Capitol. The Former Florida Senate President died Sunday after a brief battle with cancer. King was 69. (Phil Coale) Bill Cotterell/...
State Sen. Jim King dies at 69

News Source: The News Journal | 4 months ago

Sen. Jim King, a popular figure in state politics who rose from the back benches to the Senate presidency, died Sunday of cancer. He was 69. King, a Jacksonville Republican, represented parts of Volusia and Flagler counties in a coastal district...
Jim King, former governor of Florida, dies

News Source: The Mercury News | 4 months ago

Fla. (AP) — Former Florida Senate President Jim King, who sometimes fought Gov. Jeb Bush and his own Republican Party over the Terri Schiavo right-to-die battle in 2005, died Sunday...King died after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer, said...
Jim King, long-time Florida Republican legislator, dead at 69

News Source: Miami Herald | 4 months ago

Sen. Jim King, the longtime Republican legislator whose legacy was giving Floridians the right to refuse life-prolonging medical care, passed away Sunday. His death came less than three months after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the same...
Former Florida Senate President Jim King dies

News Source: Orlando Sentinel Online | 4 months ago

King died at a Jacksonville hospice Sunday after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer , a family spokeswoman said...King was Senate president from 2002 to 2004 and sometimes battled Gov. Jeb Bush and his own Republican Party over the budget and...
Daytona Beach News-Journal: State Sen. Jim King not expected to make ...

News Source: Uinta County News | 4 months ago

State Sen. Jim King is not expected to recover from pancreatic cancer that has spread to other organs, a note posted on a family Web site said Saturday. The note, posted by two former aides who are serving as family spokespeople, said King's wife,...