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Florida State Senate President Kathleen Passidomo’s (R) husband has passed away after suffering a serious fall while the couple were hiking in Utah on Monday.
John Passidomo was 72.
According to a memo shared with colleagues, real estate lawyer and former vice mayor of Naples, Passidomo “fell and suffered massive trauma to his head, among other very serious injuries,” Sen. Dennis Baxley, the Florida Senate’s president pro tempore, said.
Baxley noted that Passidomo and his wife, were “law school sweethearts” looking forward to celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary in September.
“The trip to visit several national parks in Utah was one of many great adventures they shared during five decades together,” Baxley said. “Their last few days together were marked by many special moments, beautiful scenery, and wonderful reflections on their lifetime.”
After his fall in Bryce Canyon National Park, Passidomo was airlifted to a regional trauma center, where Sen. Passidomo was told he would not survive. Their three daughters quickly flew out to Utah, and were with him when he died, Baxley said.
The senator added that Sen. Passidomo had “lost the love of her life, and is absolutely devastated by this sudden and unexpected accident.”
According to The Daily Beast, in addition to serving as vice mayor of the city of Naples from 1990 to 1992, Passidomo was a city council member and served stints chairing both the Community Foundation of Collier County and the Economic Development Council of Collier County.
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