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David I. "Dave" Bitner (December 11, 1948 – September 8, 2011) was an American

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politician from

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. He served in the

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. He was first elected to the Florida House in 1992.

Early years

Bitner was born in

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Education

Bitner graduated from the

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. Bitner was chairman of the

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. He served in the

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Personal information

Bitner and his family currently reside in Port Charlotte. Along with being a politician, Bitner was also a small business owner.

Family

Bitner had one daughter named Jennifer Virginia.

Religion

Bitner was a Baptist.

Recreational Interest

In his free time, he enjoyed golf, fishing, hunting, and baseball-card collecting.

Death

Bitner died September 8, 2011, after a months-long battle with

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that results in the progressive loss of motor neurons that control voluntary muscles. ALS is the most comm ...

(ALS) (sometimes called Lou Gehrig's disease).

References

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