JUDITH ROLLE
Wife of Dade official
Judith James Rolle, wife of Miami-Dade County Commissioner Dorrin Rolle, died Monday after succumbing to breast cancer. She was 59.
( BY KARL ROSS, kross@herald.com, 10/01/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

JOHN WHITWORTH
Farmer, activist aided area schools
John I. Whitworth, founder of Whitworth Farms and a community activist who set up scholarships at two Broward high schools, died Saturday of cancer.
( BY OLIVIER STEPHENSON, ostephenson@herald.com, 10/01/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

HAROLD FOSTER
Longtime dentist, professor at NSU
Harold Foster, a longtime Miami Beach dentist, professor of dentistry at Nova Southeastern University and father-in-law of Miami-Dade County Commissioner Jimmy Morales, died of stomach cancer Monday at the Miami Heart Institute. He was 66.
( BY JENNIFER MOONEY, jmooney@herald.com, 09/30/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

BARBARA THOMAS
Doral activist and businesswoman
Barbara Thomas was an active member of the Doral community and an entrepreneur. . Thomas died of cancer Friday at Jackson Memorial Hospital. She was 57.
( BY SUSAN ANASAGASTI, sanasagasti@herald.com, 09/29/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

'Bill' de Salazar, 90, businessman and education patron
Martin Guillermo de Salazar traveled widely while serving as the official delegate for the Havana Stock Exchange.
Martin Guillermo ''Bill'' de Salazar, a longtime member of the Havana Stock Exchange who charmed foreigners into investing in his country, died Tuesday at Baptist Hospital after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. He was 90.
( BY JENNIFER MOONEY, jmooney@herald.com, 09/26/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

Architectural designer, innovator in engineering
In the '70s, he designed homes throughout South Florida, including one resembling a flying saucer for a Dolphins player.
PETER M. VANDERKLAAUW No job was too big for Peter M. Vanderklaauw. Using his own hydraulic-lift engineering method, Vanderklaauw raised the roof off the Mayfair Shops to make room for a movie theater and hoisted homes in South Miami-Dade so they would comply with county codes to prevent flooding, according to Herald articles.
( BY JENNIFER MOONEY, jmooney@herald.com, 09/26/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

WILLIAM L. CANFIELD
Broward road builder, waterfront developer
William L. Canfield, a retired real estate broker who was also responsible for the construction of waterfront condominiums and roads in West Broward, died Sept. 18 at home in Fort Lauderdale.
( By OLIVIER STEPHENSON, ostephenson@herald.com, 09/26/2003 03:01 AM EDT)

Martin ''Mike'' Spector, 98, founder of Spec's Music, dies
The music-store chain grew to 42 stores in Florida and Puerto Rico with annual sales in excess of $60 million.
Spector, founder of Spec's Music, dies Martin ''Mike'' Spector, whose deep love of music and interest in all genres helped mold Spec's Music into an influential regional retailer, died Wednesday of a heart attack. He was 98.
( BY BEATRICE E. GARCIA, bgarcia@herald.com, 09/26/2003 10:26 AM EDT)

Cuban civic leader dies in exile at 95
The retired banker was hailed for his willingness to help refugees obtain loans to launch new businesses.
Retired banker Luis J. Botifoll, hailed as the dean of the Cuban exile community for his decades of civic leadership and willingness to help thousands of Cuban refugees obtain loans to launch new businesses, died of heart failure Wednesday night at his home.
( BY FABIOLA SANTIAGO, fsantiago@herald.com, 09/26/2003 10:26 AM EDT)