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State Representative To Serve On University Board Of Trustees
Democratic Black Caucus Releases Statement On Failure Of Gun Laws To Pass Congress
With the National Rifle Asso- ciation (NRA) maintaining its stranglehold on Congress, in a session recently, four proposed laws directed at gun sales and possession were rejected.
The NRA’s position continues to be arming more people to prevent gun violence. That was their response after the mass murders at the Pulse Club in Or- lando.
The Democratic Black Caucus indicates that polls show 92% of Americans support background checks, and 85% support pre- venting people on the terror watch list from owning guns.
“It’s shameful and a disgrace that the majority of Republicans cannot work with Democrats to pass common sense legislation because they are afraid of the NRA,” said Robin Lockett, President of the Caucus.
“The government can stop in- dividuals on the terror watch list that have suspected ties to ter- ror to not board an airplane, but can go into a gun show and buy a gun. It’s shameful and a dis- grace and outright cowardess not to pass legislation that pro- tects the American people.”
150 Family, Friends Remember Young Man Killed At Nightclub
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Wednesday evening, more than 100 family members and friends gathered at Rest Haven Memorial Cemetery. The pur- pose of the gathering was to pay tribute to a young Tampa man killed at a nightclub ear- lier this year.
Marvin Douglass Lan- caster, III, would have cele- brated his 22nd birthday on June 22nd. He was one of two people killed that night by bul- lets from the gun of an uniden- tified assailant on February 6, 2016.
Christopher Houston,
20, who was a local rapper, also died that night when gun- fire erupted at Club Rayne, 8123 N. Nebraska Avenue. Sev- eral others were injured by gunfire as well.
Lancaster was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin (Nina Graham) Lancaster, II.
Police said more than 300 people were at the establish- ment when the shooting began. They further said both Lan- caster and Houston were not involved in the altercation that led to the shooting.
But four months after the shooting, no one has been taken into custody and the case remains an open investigation.
Mrs. Lancaster said, “It’s frustrating that there were so many people in there and no one has come forward to help with the investigation. He went
MARVIN DOUGLASS LANCASTER, III 6/22/1994 --- 2/6/2016
to that club not knowing that it was his last day alive. He was just starting his life and he did- n’t deserve that.”
She stated that his family and friends must pick up the pieces of their lives on go on, but it is not easy.
A native of Tampa, Lan- caster graduated from Bloom- ingdale High School.
After graduation, he en- rolled at Hillsborough Commu- nity College and completed the Emergency Medical Technician Program. He had planned to become a firefighter.
At the time of his death, Lancaster was working as an Insurance Representative at Health Net and he was also employed at the Top Golf Com- pany.
In addition to his parents, Lancaster is survived by two older sisters, other family members and friends.
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Recently, an elected official was chosen to serve on the Board of Trustees local board of trustees. He is also a gradu- ate of the institution of higher learning.
State Representative Edwin “Ed” Narain was ap- pointed to serve on the St. Leo University Board of Trustees. Members of the board are re- sponsible for oversight of the university and play a key role in its fiscal, academic and physical operations.
The university is a Catholic, liberal arts-based facility serv- ing people of all faiths. In addi- tion to its local campuses, the university also provides educa- tional opportunities online for students all over the world.
Rep. Narain said, “I am excited about being chosen to serve on the Board of Trustees at Saint Leo University. The University does a lot in the community, especially for its military students and I’m hon- ored to have been selected.”
Rep. Narain earned his B. A. Degree in Psychology and a Master’s in Business Adminis-
STATE REP. ED NARAIN AT & T Regional Director
tration from Saint Leo Univer- sity. In 2013, he completed a Leadership Certificate and earned a Jurist Doctorate De- gree from Stetson University, College of Law.
In addition to serving as a State of Florida Representative for House District 19, Rep. Narain is also the Regional DirectorforAT&T.Heisa member of the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County and served for several years on the Hillsborough County Head Start Policy Council and the Hillsborough County Commu- nity Action Board.
Elderly Drivers Killed In Traffic Accidents
Local law enforcement agencies investigated two traf- fic fatalities this weekend. Eld- erly drivers were killed in both accidents.
The first accident took place on Interstate 275 north of Bearss Avenue. It occurred early Friday, shortly before 1:30 a.m.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Ms. Marion Eileen Benjamin, 72, of Woodstock, Georgia was driv- ing her 2016 Nissan Rogue in a northbound direction.
For unknown reasons, Ms. Benjamin drove onto the shoulder of the road and col- lided with the concrete traffic barrier. After colliding with the barrier, the vehicle continued across all northbound lanes of traffic to the inside shoulder and collided with another con- crete barrier. It came to rest facing northwest against the inside concrete traffic barrier.
Ms. Benjamin died at the scene. The investigation is con- tinuing.
The second accident took place on Friday evening around 7:40 p.m. It was investigated by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
According to police, 72- year-old Ilias George
Bouboudis, of Land O’ Lakes, was driving his 2005 Hyundai Sonata eastbound on Tarpon Springs Road.
Bouboudis drove off the south shoulder of the road in an attempt to avoid a large white Styrofoam block in the road. He traveled along the shoulder and over-corrected to the left. The move caused his vehicle to rotate counter clock- wise as he crossed into the westbound lane of Tarpon Springs Road.
The right front of his vehi- cle struck the left front of a 2015 Hyundai Elantra, driven by Sunilkumar Patel, 56, of Tarpon Springs, as he crossed into the westbound lane.
Due to the impact, Bouboudis was ejected from the vehicle as it once again ro- tated counter clockwise. The vehicle came to rest on the north edge of the road.
Bouboudis, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was trans- ported to a local hospital, where he died as a result of his injuries.
Patel was airlifted to a local hospital, where he was admitted in critical, but stable condition. The investigation into the accident is continuing, police said.
Learn Cybersecurity Skills With USF
The University of South Florida, along with the Florida Center for Cybersecurity, will be hosting a USF Cybersecu- rity Summer camp for high school students at the Ybor Campus of Hillsborough Com- munity College.
Session one will be from July 11th through July 15th, and Sessions Two will be form July 18th to July 22nd.
Gen Cyper is free of charge and all students will be pro- vided with lunches and a Raspberry Pi 3 Computer.
No prerequisite skills are necessary. All Hillsborough County students, grades 10-to- 12 are invited, and the camp is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily.
For more information, fill out the interest form at http://bit.ly/280ai2d, or con- tact Nathan Fisk at fisk@usf.edu.
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