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Tower, Alton Guy 97, died on July 13,2024. He was born on January 16, 1927. He was born in Buffalo, New York. He was a WWII Army veteran. He was a registered pharmacist graduated from University of Buffalo in 1953 with a B.S. in Pharmacy. Pharmacist Woldmans Drug Store, Buffalo 1946-53; med, svc. rep. Strasenburgh Lab, Rochester, N.Y.,1953-66; Pharmacist, mgr Eckerd Drugs, Clearwater, FL1966-,Bd.Dirs.Am.Cancer Society Pinellas County, FL, 1976, Pres,1988-89, Life Saver award,1988, life mem.,1995-, dir.comty. affairs Pinellas Pharmacist Soc.;charter mem. Smoke FreeClass of 2000, Pinellas Co, 1988. Recipient Vol. of Yr Award Am. Cancer Soc. Pinellas Co., 1987, 97, Life Saver award Am. Cancer Soc Pinellas Co, 1988, James Beal award Pharmacist of the Yr., Fl Pharm. Assn, 1992; named Hon. Life Mem ACS Pinellas Co Unit 1995, Vol of Yr, ACS, 1987, Pharmacist of Yr Pasco Hernado Pharmacy Assn, (bd. dirs. 1981-85, speaker of house of del 1986, chmn.,bd. trustees, R.Q. Richards award 1989, Bowl of Hygeia award 1990, Sid Simkowitz involvement award 1991), Pinellas Co Pharmacy Soc (life; dir. 1968-73, 78-81,89-91, pres.1973, 88, Pharmacist of the Yr 1973), Fl Pharmacy Assn Found (pres. 1999, Jean Lamberti Mentorship award 2003), Phi Lambda Sigma. Pinellas; University Buffalo School of Pharmacy - William G. Gregory Award - 2004; County Health Dept Pharmacist until 2020. He was active with Abilities Guild, FL Pharmacy Assoc, and Am. Cancer Society, Active judging Science Fairs for Pinellas Co Schools, a 32nd degree Mason and a Shriner.
Married Nan R. Spinner August 15, 1953. Widowed.
Daughters- Adrienne Turner, Michele Rusczyk, and Renee Centanni; six grandchildren, Charles Turner, William Turner, Amanda Bohen, Austin Bohan, Ariana Centanni, Christian Centanni; and 4 great grandchildren, Anna Turner, Emma Turner, Dash Turner, and Anabella Zengotita.
He was greatly loved and will be missed.
Funeral services will be at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 455 Missouri Ave., Largo, FL 33770 on July 20th at 11am with a viewing at 10am prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to:
Fl Pharmacy Assoc AL Tower scholarship fund @ https://floridapharmacy.org
Abilities Foundation 2735 Whitney Rd Clearwater, FL 33760
or Art for Faith's Sake - Largo http://www.poplargo.org
or tinyurl.com/AFFSgiving and select Art for Faith's Sake under special Ministries.
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