Osee Fagan
Osee Fagan | |
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Fagan in 1959 | |
| Member of the Florida House of Representatives | |
| In office 1959–1964 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1924 Jones County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | December 16, 2014 (aged 89–90) Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Mississippi College University of Florida |
Osee Robert Fagan, Sr. (1924 – December 16, 2014) was a lawyer, prosecutor, state legislator, and judge in the state of Florida. His first wife, Marilyn Burch Fagan was murdered by a deaf mute man he was prosecuting in 1956. Together they had three children.[1][2] He remarried Dorothy Tyson Fagan and together they had another child. He was born in Mississippi. His father was a Baptist preacher.[1] Osee was an avid Florida Gators football supporter, member of the Quarterback Club for many years and a member of First Baptist Church of Gainseville, Gainseville, FL.
Fagan received a Purple Heart for injuries he received during service in the United States Army at the Battle of the Bulge.[1] He was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1948.[3] Judge Osee Robert Fagan served on the bench of the Eighth Judicial Circuit from 1979 – 1990. A Democrat, he represented Alachua County in the Florida House of Representatives.
References
- ^ a b c writer, Mickie AndersonStaff. "Former judge Osee Fagan dies at 90". Gainesville Sun.
- ^ "Fifty Years Ago - Lawyer's Wife Murdered". The Jury Selection Blog. September 11, 2006.
- ^ "In Memoriam". The Florida Bar. Retrieved May 10, 2023.