Everett A. Kelly (September 2, 1926 – November 13, 2018) was an American politician who served as a Member of the

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representing 35th district from 1978 to 1982, the 46th district from 1982 to 1992, and the 42nd district from 1992 until 2000. He served as Speaker Pro Tempore from 1990 to 1992. Elected as a Democrat in 1978, he was reelected to nine more two-year terms before changing parties in August 1997 to become a Republican, and winning reelection in 1998 to his 11th and final term. Kelly was a pharmacist, and continued to practice his profession while serving in the Florida House of Representatives, as did most of his colleagues. He was also an author, who wrote "The Atlatl" (2005); the historical novel "Ida's Caleb" (2005); a children's book, "Tiny Tom: A Growing Up Story" (2007); and his autobiography, "A Memoir - From Nothing to Fulfillment" (2014). In later years, he lived in

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with his family and died in November 2018 at the age of 92. He is buried at the Florida National Cemetery located

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Education

Kelly was born in 1926 in Foley, Alabama. He moved to Florida with his family in 1928. He served in the

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during

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. He received a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy from the

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, and a bachelor's degree in Zoology from Florida State University.

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External links

Official Website of Everett Kelly
1926 births 2018 deaths Florida State University alumni Republican Party members of the Florida House of Representatives People from Foley, Alabama People from Tavares, Florida Military personnel from Alabama Military personnel from Florida Pharmacists from Alabama 20th-century American pharmacists Pharmacists from Florida University of Florida alumni {{Florida-politician-stub