No one who ever met Douglass would disagree. He was also a most entertaining, unpretentious likable guy.
His death last Tuesday of cancer at the age of 83 was mourned statewide.
To have known him in many capacities — defense lawyer, general counsel to Gov. Lawton Chiles, chair of a successful Constitution Revision Commission, and raconteur who would keep you lingering long after the plates had been cleared — was an unforgettable pleasure….
Source: TampaBay.com