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4B THE NEWS-PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2001 Legislature Obituaries Information in the Deaths column is printed free of charge.To place a listing call 335-0324. DEATHS Senators OK new protections for mobile home lot renters Lee County ARBUCO, JUDITH 59, Cape Coral, died Thursday. Memorial services at a later date. Arrangements by Kath-McFarland-Schmidt Funeral Home. COHEN, BETTY 64, Fort Myers, died Wednesday.

Memorial services Saturday. Arrangements by Kiser Funeral Home. DVORSKY, STELLA, Bonita Springs, died Thursday. Funeral services pending by Walter Shikany's Bonita Funeral Home. FARENGA, FELIX A.

THJJL', 80, Cape Coral, died Wednesday. Mass of Christian Burial on Tuesday. Arrangements by The Metz Chapel of Harvey-Engelhardt-Metz Funeral Home, Cape CoraL GOEBEL, SUE 7L Cape Coral, died Thursday. Memorial services at a later date in Indianapolis, Ind. Local arrange-1 ments by The Metz Chapel of Harvey-Engelhardt-Metz Funeral Homes, Cape Coral.

GRAHAM, ALEX, 67, Fort Myers, died Saturday. Funeral services Saturday. Arrangements by Hickson Funeral Home. GRAY, THEODORE, 26, Fort Myers, died Tuesday. Arrangements by National Cremation Society.

GRAVESANDE, WALTER 42, Fort Myers, died Wednesday. Funeral services Friday at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home. KREYLING, SHIRLEY, 75, Lehigh Acres, died Thursday. Funeral services Tuesday at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home. LEMKE, ROLAND 75, North Fort Myers, died Thursday.

Services private. Arrangements by North Fort Myers Memorial Funeral Home. MALSON, CHARLES 76, North Fort Myers, died Tuesday. Arrangements by National Cremation Society. MILLER, RICHARD Fort Myers, died Monday.

Funeral services noon today at Lee Memorial Park Funeral Home. SINGLETON, MERLE JOHNSON, 84, North Fort Myers, died Tuesday. Funeral services today. Arrangements by North Fort Myers Memorial Funeral Home. SMITH, JOAN 78, Michigan and Cape Coral, died Thursday.

Memorial services at a later date. Arrangements by Walter Shikany's Bonita Funeral settled in a mobile home park and property owners who stand to gain big bucks by selling the site to developers. The bill also calls for the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to keep records on file that outline rent structures and amenities offered. Landlords would have to provide proof of other rate increases in the area before raising rent It also allows residents more chances to informally challenge rent increases. "There will no longer be constant 'in your face' fights on these issues," said Sea Jim King, R-Jacksonville, who helped with a compromise measure.

A companion bill also approved Thursday sets up state trust fund that will administer grants to mobile home owners forced to move when the park property is sold and faces redevelopment The legislation provides for mobile home owners to be compensated for the cost of relocat ing their homes up to 50 miles away. The owners could get paid either the actual cost of relocation or $5,000 for a singlewide mobile home or $10,000 for a doublewide, whichever is less. The bill also has an option for owners who don't want to relocate and would rather start afresh: Those people could simply abandon their homes and transfer the deeds to the park owner for about $1,000 for a singlewide or $2,000 for a doublewide mobile home. The money for the compensation would come from $500,000 in state funds and an assessment on park owners who evict all their residents. They would pay $2,000 for every singlewide home and $2,500 for every doublewide home.

Gov. Jeb Bush has not taken a position on the bilL The Associated Press contributed to this report for education overhaul By ALISA LaPOLT The News-Press Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE The Senate approved and sent to the governor Thursday a bill that offers mobile home residents a safety net when the lot they rent has been sold for redevelopment. The measure also would give some 12 million mobile home residents better standing when it comes to rent improvements, lease agreements and other items that often pit tenants against landlords in mobile home parks. "This is the most significant and meaningful reform we've done for the relationship between mobile home park owners and their tenants," said Sea Jack Latvala, a Palm Harbor Republican who has pushed the legislation for nearly a decade. Latvala has more than 53,000 mobile home residents in Pinellas County, which is part of his district.

The bill is an effort to end "rancorous" debates between retirees Senate votes Similar House measure still awaiting a vote The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE The Florida Senate approved a top-to-bottom overhaul of the state's education system, voting mostly along party lines Thursday to reshape Florida schools. The changes include the creation of more than 100 academic positions to be appointed by Gov. Jeb Bush, including a new seven-member Board of Education that would choose the education commissioner. The Board of Regents, charged with oversight of the 10 state universities, would be dismantled as of July In its place, Bush would appoint U-member boards of trustees for each university that would control tuition rates and programs. The House version (CS-HB 1533) is slightly different and is still awaiting a vote, but the differences are not expected to keep the package from going to Bush.

Bush and Republican legislative leaders have made the school reconstruction, from preschool readiness programs to postgradu BIATMS, FUNERALS Dorothy is the second generation of an acting family. Her father started his career with a singing quartet in Eddie Canton's musical 'Kid Boots'. Her son. Drew is the third generation to be an actor and says of his mother 'She had the gift of talent and the believability that only great artists are born with. But her real gift was the joy she found and brought to others in her celebration of alMife's wonders'.

Survivors include two sons, Brian of South Bend, IN and Drew of Beverly Hills, CA; grandchildren include, Brandhen, Laurel, Kimberly, and Jason Snyder. A memorial service welcoming friends and family will be held at Epiphany Episcopal Church, 2507 Del Praao, Cape Coral on Saturday, May 5, at 10:30 a.m. In Loving Memory of TIFFANY ALLEN 5499 i. You gently came into my world and was a blessing from the start, the moment that I knew you were, you completely stole my heart. Throughout the many precious years you filled by world with wonder, I watched you play, grow spell I was always under.

That world I knew came to an GRACE E. NELSON APRIL 29, 2001 Grace E. Nelson, age 81, died April 29, 2001 at Southwest Regional Medical Center in Fort Myers, FL. She was born Dec. 21, 1919 in New York City.

She has been a Florida resident for over 20 years. Grace will be lovingly missed by family and friends. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 4, 2001 at St. Hilary's Episcopal Church in Fort Myers, FL.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Eastern Star of Fort Myers, FL. DOROTHY CARSON SNYDER APRIL 21, 2001 Dorothy Carson Snyder, died in Cape Coral, FL, on Saturday, April 21, 2001. Dorothy was born in Patterson, NJ then moved to Buffalo, NY where she had a long and extensive career in theatre and radio. She also taught acting classes at the Buffalo Studio Arena Theatre along with drama and speech at Villa Maria College. For the past 25 years she with her husband Clell have been residents of Cape Coral, FL.

They enjoyed a long, happy marriage until his death ten years ago. She snyed active in the Arts. During trfese years she performed a one-woman show of Comedy sketches and dramatic readings for various social and church functions throughout Cape Coral. She took pleasure and pride in also belonging to the Cape Coral Art League where she discovered the joy or painting and the gift of new found friends. Over the past few years she found great delight in reading poetry and the pleasure of conversation with others at Cape Coral's three fine coffee shops Coffee Haus, Brewed Awakings and Swiss Pastry.

As one patron stated she was a 'personality extraordinare'. Home. TAYLOR, JOE 78, Fort, Myers, died April 25. Funeral services Saturday at Barrett Funeral Chapel. WERBURG, SUZANNE EL, 52, Bonita Springs, died Wednesday.

Funeral arrange- ments pending by Walter Shikany's Bonita Funeral Home. WERKHEISER, CHARLES 84, Fort Myers, died Thursday. Private arrangements by Harvey-Engelhardt-Metz Funeral Homes, Fort Myers. WYBENGA, ANDREW, 92, North Fort Myers, died Wednesday. Funeral services today 2 p.m.

Arrangements by Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Charlotte County SLAYTON, BERTHA YOUNG, 8L Punta Gorda, died Tuesday. Services and inter-, ment in Los Angeles, Calif. Arrangements by Roberson Funeral Home Crematory. Collier County YEOMAN, PETER 79, Naples, died Tuesday.

Arrangements by National Cremation Society. Information in the Deaths and Funerals column is paid advertising. To place an obituary call 335-0324. For obituaries online, see www.news-press.com. end the day you left me here, my heart that once was full of love was now just full of fear.

But since that day you were called away I have come to understand, that you were never mine to keep, just here to lend a hand. Thank you teaching me how to love through the unconditional love you I Miss You, Mommy Love, Aunt Angela With Sincere Thanks The family of the late Mrs. Frances Elizabeth Cotton Henry, wishes to express their sincere gratitude and appreciation for the many acts of kindness shown during the time of illness and bereavement The many prayers, flowers, cards, resolutions, telegrams, food, telephone calls, visits, shoulders to cry on and other gestures of kindness will- always be remembered. A special; thanks to the Pastor Rickey Anderson, the officiating Minister for his comforting words; I Diamond Limousine Service; American Legion and Ladies Auxiliary of Post 192, Delta I Sigma Theta Sorority, fhej Deacon and Deaconess Board oft St. John First Baptist Church; and the professional services of I lickson Funeral Home.

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Critics say dismantling the central higher education system will pit the universities against one another, with the smaller universities losing out as funds go to colleges represented by more influential lawmakers and trustees. But Sea Don Sullivan, R-St. Petersburg, argued that the state's university system was in dire need of improvement "The national ranking system gave our university system a D-plus for student access," Sullivan ly believe ia I'm not going to let it go" The House, meanwhile, reconsidered and then narrowed its bill (CS-HB 1617) to focus primarily on Bush's two priorities before passing it 118-1. Rep. Randy Johnson, R-Celebration, cast the no vote.

The Senate later made some changes in its version (CS-SB 310) to win Bush's favor and set up a vote today. The governor said he could support either bill because both include school planning and cost accounting provisions. The House version, however, requires local governments and school boards to plan for school growth, but does not have any way to enforce or State of the Art Eye Care Bonita Springs (941)498-7031 3 said. "What's so great about this system that you're trying to save?" Sullivan urged lawmakers to break away from the status quo and said the system needs to expand so more students can earn degrees. The state's education department needs to be more responsive to students' needs, he said.

"We need to change our financial aid system so that the working mother is eligible for financial aid. Duh! You can get college credits for the arts and dance but you can't get credit for technical skills. Duh!" Sullivan said. "Someone's gotta take these people by the throat and wake them up," he said. Rep.

Evelyn Lynn, the bill's House sponsor, said although the bills were close, she was eager to iron out the differences. The chambers remain divided on who will lead the transition team and on the reorganization of the state's sqhool readiness programs. The House bill removes the standards for child-care licensing and reduces training requirements for teachers. The Senate bill maintains the) standards. Both measures shift school readiness programs to the Agency for Workforce Innovatioa fund the plans.

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