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Find out morePhotography by Lori Sax December 10, 2019
Dr. Mary Davenport, Dr. Charles Davenport
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Frank Motz, Sara Krusenstjerna
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Anthony Bannon, Sheila Moore
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Mary Jane Ayers, Jim Shirley
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Sam and Pam Holladay, Pat and Judy Ball, Dennis Rees
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Karen and Mike Gardiner
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Charlotte Perret
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Leslie Edwards
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Patricia Caswell
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Caroyn Michel
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Debra Jacobs
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Jill Greenfield Feldman
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Jim Shirley
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Nate Jacobs
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Carolyn Michel
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Howard Millman
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Jay Handelman
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Kyle Turoff, Doug Jones
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Carolyn Michel, Bruce Rodgers
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Bruce Rodgers, Annie Morrison
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Bruce Rodgers, Annie Morrison
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Carolyn Michel, Bruce Rodgers
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Bruce Rodgers
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Bruce Rodgers, Andy Sandberg
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Joanna Fox, Barbara Banks
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Sam Stern, Roxie Jerde
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David and Ilene Denton, Bob Blattberg
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Nate Jacobs, Hedria and Bob Saltzman
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Bill and Joni Greenfield, Elizabeth Stewart
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Connie Deckard, Jay Poindexter
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Lowell Lakritz, Lisa Rubinstein, Linda Joffe
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Bruce Rodgers, Lisa Rubinstein
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Charlotte Perret, Susan Burns, Michael Schmick
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Kathryn Robertson, Jane Buckman, Michele Redwine, Malcolm Robertson
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Friends and fans gathered at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts to pay tribute to Rodgers with heartfelt comments, songs, a play excerpt, doughnuts and more.
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