Staff Reports
Former House Speaker and retired Florida State University President T.K. Wetherell has decided to enter hospice, according to his wife.
Ginger Wetherell told friends earlier this week that her 72-year-old husband, who has fought cancer for roughly the last decade and a half, wished no further treatment.
“I am saddened to hear this news about my friend,” current FSU President John Thrasher said.
“We have been in touch with the family, and our prayers are with him and his loved ones,” he added. “The university has reached out and offered any assistance that they might need.”
The Wetherells live in rural Jefferson County and have a home in Montana. Mrs. Wetherell was Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection (1991-98) and was a House member representing Pensacola.
Wetherell, a Democrat, served in the House 1980-92, eventually rising to Appropriations chair and then Speaker, before becoming president of Tallahassee Community College in 1995-2001 and FSU president in 2003-10.
The longtime educational administrator also has been President of Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, provost and dean of Daytona Beach Community College, and associate professor of education at Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, according to his online bio.
“He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Social Studies Education from FSU in 1967 and 1968 respectively,” his bio says. “He earned a doctoral degree in Education Administration from FSU in 1974.”
He was inducted into Florida State University’s Hall of Fame and is a recipient of the prestigious Moore-Stone Award, as well as the university’s Distinguished Service Award.
In 2015, Wetherell told Tallahassee Democrat sports editor Jim Henry that his cancer, which began in the prostate, had metastasized to his back and right hip and he was traveling to Houston for treatment at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
At the time of the article, the former Seminole football player remained in the team’s record books “with the longest play, set in 1963 against Miami on a 100-yard kickoff return off a lateral from Bill Moreman,” Henry reported.
(This story is developing. Check back later for more.)
8 comments
locksmith
December 15, 2018 at 8:39 am
Useful info. Lucky me I discovered your web site unintentionally, and I am surprised
why this coincidence didn’t took place in advance!
I bookmarked it.
https://docs.google.com
December 17, 2018 at 6:28 am
Wow, that’s what I was seeking for, what a
information! existing here at this weblog, thanks admin of this web site.
Vernita
December 19, 2018 at 12:54 pm
hi!,I really like your writing very so much!
proportion we keep in touch extra about your article on AOL?
I need an expert on this area to resolve my problem. May be
that’s you! Looking forward to peer you. http://www.kaotonglu.com/comment/html/?16103.html
online mode
December 24, 2018 at 1:30 am
In 2005, the estimated population for the Las Vegas Valley is 2 million people.
3)The Amazing Spiderman – is another among those video pai gow
poker that makes all the most of your film tie in. http://gamesinfoshop.com/scr888-best-entertaining-game-to-play/
sous locean kingdom hearts
December 24, 2018 at 8:26 pm
Please let me know if you’re looking for a writer for your site.
You have some really good posts and I believe I would
be a good asset. If you ever want to take some of the load off, I’d absolutely love
to write some material for your blog in exchange for a link back to mine.
Please shoot me an e-mail if interested. Thanks! http://2bone.com/links/cgi-bin/2check.cgi?o=f&spider_url=ime.nu%2F918.network%2Fdownloads%2F81-joker123
m.scr888 slot game download
December 24, 2018 at 10:21 pm
2- Content is king: – If Need to say this thousand times I are
inclined to! Every web presence sends out “spiders” which
go out and get sites and scan there content. http://johnkang.net/board_QtHV00/317769
scr8888 casino download
December 25, 2018 at 3:47 am
They see how you are handling things, but they understand that that will be the
way in order to do it. The Church become irritating as true for the One we follow.
Did your behavior change during your relationship? https://casino0nline.site123.me/
Blogger Site
December 26, 2018 at 10:15 pm
Good day I am so grateful I found your blog, I really found
you by error, while I was browsing on Aol for something else, Anyhow I am here now and would just like to say
thanks a lot for a remarkable post and a all round enjoyable blog
(I also love the theme/design), I don’t have time to browse it all at the moment but I have saved it
and also added in your RSS feeds, so when I have time
I will be back to read much more, Please do keep up the excellent jo.
Comments are closed.