Flags Flown Half Staff In Honor Of Rep. Clay Ford

March 29, 2013

Gov. Rick Scott  ordered flags to be flown at half staff Friday in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties in memory of State Rep. Clay Ford, who passed away last week.

Ford, a military veteran and public servant representing the people of House District 2,  served our country in the U.S. Army, the Army Reserve, and the National Guard from 1955 to 1988, advancing through the ranks from private to colonel. A native of Wynne, Arkansas, Ford served in the Arkansas House of Representatives, from 1975 to 1976, on the Pulaski County, Arkansas Special School District Board from 1977 to 1979 and as a delegate to the Arkansas Constitutional Convention from 1978 to 1979.

Rep. Ford served on the Gulf Breeze City Council from 1990 to 2007 and as Mayor Pro Tempore from 2000 to 2007. In 2007, Rep. Ford was elected to the Florida House of Representatives and was re-elected subsequently. Rep. Ford served as Deputy Whip, and at the time of his passing, was the Chair of the Energy & Utilities Subcommittee and sat on the Judiciary Committee, the Regulatory Affairs Committee, and the Rules & Calendar Committee.

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2 Responses to “Flags Flown Half Staff In Honor Of Rep. Clay Ford”

  1. john Sanderson on March 29th, 2013 8:23 pm

    Mr. Ford will be dearly missed. One of the finest people I have known and our thoughts and prayers are with Carol and the entire family!!

  2. John on March 29th, 2013 10:49 am

    Good man…will be missed.

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