Jacksonville Daily Record 9/14/21

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TOMMY HAZOURI: 1944-2021

Daily Record ‘HE LOVED JACKSONVILLE

TO SERVE’

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In a career as an elected leader that spanned four decades, the former mayor helped the city of Jacksonville shed its label as “The armpit of the South.”

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acksonville City Council member and former Mayor Tommy Hazouri, 76, died Sept. 11 at his Mandarin home of complications related to his lung transplant surgery in July 2020. “He spent his final days at peace surrounded by his family and friends; and in typical Tommy fashion, there was no shortage of laughing, reminiscing, and holding loved ones close,” said a statement from the family released just after noon Sept. 11 through his Council office. He is survived by his wife, Carol, a former public school teacher, and a son, Tommy Hazouri Jr. “A son of Jacksonville, Tommy spent a lifetime helping his neighbors build a better community. Those who knew him understood he could not have had it any other way,” the release said. It said Hazouri “lived his life with a certain mantra in mind.” “In times of intense fury, overwhelming sorrow, or unpredictable turmoil, he always insisted people put differences aside and come together,” it said. “This optimism was especially important to him in recent years,” it said. “As we grieve Tommy’s passing with the Jacksonville community, we ask that you honor his memory by doing something good today for someone with whom you may have had a quarrel or a disagreement,” the release said. “There are infinite opportunities to help each other in our daily lives, but only a finite number of days to do it.” It concluded with: “We will miss Tommy dearly, but we know his legacy will live on through the people – and the city – he loved SEE HAZOURI, PAGE 2

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Tommy Hazouri served as Jacksonville mayor and a member of the Florida House of Representatives, Duval County School Board and City Council, including Council president and vice president.

Visitation, funeral for Hazouri is Sept. 15-16 Services for Jacksonville City Council member and former Mayor Tommy Hazouri are Sept. 15-16, according to the Dignity Memorial website. Visitation is 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at the HardageGiddens Oaklawn Chapel Legacy Lodge at 4801 San Jose Blvd. The funeral service is 10 a.m. Sept. 16 at Mandarin Presbyterian Church, 2501 Loretto Road. A committal service at Oaklawn Cemetery and a reception at the Hardage-Giddens Oaklawn Chapel Legacy Lodge will follow.

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