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- ↑ State Surge [usurped]
- ↑ Florida Chamber of Commerce press release.
- ↑ "Ronald Schultz Obituary (2023) - St. Petersburg, FL - Citrus County Chronicle". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
