Raymond Townley, 84, Vero Beach
Raymond “David” Townley, 84, passed away on March 6, 2020. He was born Dec. 11, 1935, in Philadelphia, Pa.
He attended Lower Merion High School and graduated from Amherst College in 1957.
Shortly thereafter, he moved to New York City and taught English and Dramatics at Riverdale Country School.
David spent his summers entertaining himself and others by playing many parts in summer stock and was highly praised for his performances.
From high school to his final years in Vero Beach, acting was his first love.
Early retirement allowed him more stage time. In 1995, David won a merit award for his performance in the N.Y. Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop’s production of “The Owl and the Pussycat.”
In 1996, he won the Shoestring Production Award for his performance in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” at the Vero Beach Theatre Guild.
Never married, David is survived by his sister, Sharon Townley and her family and nephew, Richard Townley.
He has been laid to rest beside his parents, Raymond A and Phyllis Townley at the Valley Forge Memorial Gardens in King of Prussia, Pa.
Kenneth Frank Tworoger, 76, of Sebastian
Kenneth Frank Tworoger, 76, of Sebastian, passed away on March 12, 2020. He was born in Madison, Wisc., on Aug. 10, 1943, to George and Luise Tworoger.
He graduated from South Broward High School in 1961, Emory University with a BS is Economics in 1963 and the University of Florida Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1967.
At the age of 5 he was stricken with a severe case of polio in Miami, Fla. He was in an iron lung at Miami Children’s Hospital. The doctors thought he would never walk again. He proved them wrong and not only walked with the aid of crutches, but traveled the world going to summer school twice in Germany to scuba diving in Saudi Arabia.
He loved to “water ski” on a disc near his home in Hollywood, Fla., and lived a full life. He never let his affliction get him down.
He loved being the life of the party, a confirmed bachelor, and exotic fast cars.
He was a very successful attorney in Fort Lauderdale. He served clients that included the Seminole and Miccosukee Tribes during the 1980s and ’90s in the creation and negotiation of the Water Compact between the Seminole Tribe and the State of Florida.
His client list included Mitel, a Canadian telecom company, the estate of Rick Carroll, a famous car collector, and Kenworth Truck of South Florida. A retired leading estate law attorney stated that Ken was the “smartest lawyer I ever met. He’d be working on solving a legal problem before everyone else realized there was one.”
After Ken retired he only did pro bono work and public interest matters. He found his real passion was serving on the Marine Resource Council where he served as their Treasurer, Attorney and Chairman of its Nominating Committee.
His long list of awards include being a recipient of the Brevard County Bar Association’s Professionalism Award, Brevard County’s Legal Aid’s Attorney of the Year Award, the Florida Bar Association’s President’s Pro Bono Award for the 18th Judicial Circuit, a Florida Today’s Volunteer of the Year’s finalist and the Marine Resource Council’s Albert Tuttle Volunteer Service to the Indian River Lagoon Award.
Ken is survived by his brother, Tom Tworoger; sister-in-law, Leslie Tworoger; his nephew, David Tworoger (Emily, William and Max); his niece, Ann Tworoger (Kai Tworoger); and his companion, Pat Nelson.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made to the Marine Resources Council, 3275 Dixie Highway NE, Palm Bay, FL 32905, (321) 725-7775, www.SaveTheIRL.org