- Date Of Birth: July 9, 1932
- Date Of Death: June 27, 2011
- State: Florida
Mr. Donald E. “Don” Dockery, 78, resident of Lake City, Fl, died a Shands At University of Florida Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, Monday, June 27, 2011 after an extended illness.
He was a native of Gastonia, North Carolina and had made his home in Lake City, Fl since 1955, coming here from Fayettville, North Carolina. He and his partners established WGRO Radio Station in 1960. After selling his interest he purchased the Lake City Advertiser and owned it for 49 years until 2005. He was very active in the community, serving as a Lake City Volunteer Fire Fighter, and a Lake City Commissioner for 4 years.
