ISSUE 1125 FORMER
FFVA PRESIDENT ROY VANDEGRIFT, JR. PASSES AWAY
Roy
Vandegrift, Jr., a farming pioneer and leader in the Glades, died July 13 after
battling cancer and heart failure. He was 85. A
successful sugar cane and produce farmer, Mr. Vandegrift was a leader in organizing
and nurturing cooperative farming organizations for half a century. He served
as president of both FFVA and the Florida Sugar Cane League, and was a director
and executive committee member of the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida. Mr.
Vandegrift is survived by his son, Roy Vandegrift, III of South Carolina; two
daughters, Juanita Vee Vandegrift of South Carolina and Trena McManus of Virginia;
and a stepson, John Cook of Dunedin, Florida. FFVA
offers its condolences to the Vandegrift family.
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