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Jefferson High Grads In Hall Of Fame

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 19, 2008

DOWNTOWN - Six Jefferson High School graduates were inducted Nov. 7 into the alumni association's Hall of Fame at a ceremony at TECO Plaza.

Inducted were: Daniel Bonilla, Jefferson principal; Louis Monteleone, oral surgeon; Richard Muga, lawyer; Osceola Fernandez Rodriguez, flower show judge and garden club member; and Philip Rosseter, artist and adviser and coordinator for alumni association publications.

Michael Menendez, former alumni association president, was inducted posthumously. He spent 41 years as a teacher and school administrator and 26 years moonlighting as the public address voice for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Wynelle Gilbert, a member of the committee to promote the preservation of the old Jefferson building, was awarded a distinguished service award.

The Hall of Fame has 55 active inductees and 10 posthumous inductees.

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