PETWAY’S RENAISSANCE GIFT FOR FOOTBALL AN INVESTMENT IN FLORIDA STATE By JERRY KUTZ, RETIRED SR. VICE PRESIDENT SEMINOLE BOOSTERS & CURRENT OWNER, PUBLISHER OF THEOSCEOLA.COM Tom Petway’s life is a classically American story. The captain of the Terry Parker High School football team dated Elizabeth Piersol, a cheerleader who became his wife of 58 years and the nucleus of his family. Petway graduated from Florida State University, built a business, has actively given back to his community, charities, high school and alma mater. In the midst of all this, Petway was a key figure in attracting a National Football League team – the Jacksonville Jaguars
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– to his hometown against prohibitive odds and managed to find the time and the resources to help build Seminole football into a national power. The Petways’ most-recent gift of $1 million was received immediately after receiving a letter from President John Thrasher explaining the Renaissance Campaign’s need to invest in the future of Seminole football. “I understand the process and have compassion for the university’s need and just want to help my university and longtime friend John
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