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Clarence V. Ford, known as Clay Ford (September 24, 1938 – March 18, 2013), [1] was an attorney and Republican politician from Gulf Breeze in Santa Rosa County near Pensacola, Florida, who, from 2007 until his death, represented District 2 in the Florida House of Representatives.
Pages in category "People from Santa Rosa County, Florida" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Olney died of an apparent heart attack during a performance onstage at the 30A Songwriter Festival in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, on January 18, 2020, at the age of seventy-one. [6] [8] [15] He was in the middle of his third song when he stopped, apologized and shut his eyes, according to fellow musician Scott Miller, who was accompanying Olney.
Age-adjusted data from 2021 shows both Escambia County and Santa Rosa counties had a rate of about 18 suicide deaths per 100,000; compared to Florida with a rate of more than 13.
The Bob Sikes Bridge, connecting Gulf Breeze to Santa Rosa Island, is named after him. Bob Sikes Airport near the city of Crestview, in Okaloosa County, is named for him. Bob Sikes Elementary School, located in Crestview, Florida; The Robert LF Sikes Center, located in Crestview, Florida is named for him (part of Northwest Florida State College).
Santa Rosa County was created in 1842, three years before Florida became a state in 1845. The Town of Jay was known in the early 1800s as " Cobb Old Field ", but was later known as " Pine Level ". It is located about 38 miles north of Pensacola and 27 miles north of Milton, Florida , and about 3 miles from the Escambia County, Alabama , state line.