Student achievements, a significant donation and more: Good news in Ocala/Marion County

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Student accolades

University graduate

Austin Boileau, Ocala, Bachelor of Science Chemistry degree in Chemical Engineering, Russ College of Engineering and Technology, Ohio University

Dean’s List

Adrian Hope, Ocala, Coastal Carolina University

Elijah Hopkins, Ocala, Coastal Carolina University

Skylar Perez, Ocala, Coastal Carolina University

Diego Lavieri-Sosa, Ocala, Mercer University

Safe dining: Marion County restaurant inspections for June 4-11

WEC news: New University of Florida Veterinary Hospital opens at World Equestrian Center in Ocala

'His hobby was service': Bob Ward, longtime educator and Ocala leader, dies at 96

AdventHealth Ocala Foundation unveils garden in honor of local family

The AdventHealth Ocala Foundation held a gathering June 14 to unveil the new McKenzie’s Moment garden at AdventHealth Ocala hospital, according to a foundation press release.

The Gray family --- Ryan, Kait and Palmer --- community members, and AdventHealth Ocala leaders recently gathered to commemorate a garden in the memory of McKenzie Kearney Gray.
The Gray family --- Ryan, Kait and Palmer --- community members, and AdventHealth Ocala leaders recently gathered to commemorate a garden in the memory of McKenzie Kearney Gray.

McKenzie’s Moment Foundation recently donated $200,000 to the AdventHealth Ocala Foundation in support of the Maternal Fetal Medicine Program, which will allow families to receive high-risk obstetrics care close to home, the release said.

The garden honors the life and memory of McKenzie Kearney Gray, who died shortly after she was born. Parents Ryan and Kait Gray, and their daughter Palmer, were joined by friends, community members and AdventHealth leadership to celebrate the tribute.

Florida Bar honors 50-year members

The Florida Bar honored 605 attorneys and senior counselors for 50 years of dedication to the practice of law during a luncheon at The Florida Bar Annual Convention at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando on June 24.

The local Class of 1972 attorneys are:

  • Charles Edward Berk, Ocala

  • Daniel Hicks, Ocala

  • Gregory Eugene Tucci, Ocala

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