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pre-jumperpool 1979 - 1981
last update: 08.21.10

pre-pool archive: 1957-19591960-19651966-19721973-19751976-19781979-1981
1982-19871988-19921993-1997the current listupdates to older pages

images link to google newspaper scans.

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11.26.81: save
Christopher Moody, male
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11.22.81: jumper
Bill French, 25, male, lived


tbo.com, Tried to pull down trooper trying to rescue him.
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09.17.81: jumper
Glenn Veilleux, 26, male, died
tbo.com, Parked truck on bridge, jumped off. Body recovered next day. Suicide note left in truck.
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07.17.81: involuntary jumper • St. Petersburg Times
Michael Plezia, 24, male, forced to jump at gun point.


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12.28.80: jumper, female, lived
unknown
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09.13.80: article • security guard finds little sunshine about skyway link opens full article image
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07.30.80: jumper • St. Petersburg Times
Sheridan Desroches, 32, female, lived
tbo.com, May have attempted to drive car off of bridge first. After scraping guardrail, got out and jumped.
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06.14.80: possible jumper • St. Petersburg Times
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05.20.80: article • no one jumps off a tunnel
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04.14.80: jumper  • St. Petersburg Times
Geraldine Fitzpatrick, 37, female, died
05.05.04, Jeff, Saint Petersburg, Florida, Her name was Geraldine Fitzpatrick. She was 37 years old... found floating 300 yards northeast of the hump of the old bridge. A toll booth worker noticed her car at the top.. with nobody inside.. no suicide note was found. The body was taken to the St. Petersburg Coast Guard station and then turned over to the Pinellas County medial examiner. At the time.. she was the 36th person to jump. She was my roomates Aunt. I have the original newspaper article for proof.
tbo.com, Parked car on southbound side of main span, jumped. Body found same day.
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02.12.80: possible jumper
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01.21.80: jumper
unnamed, male
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11.25.79: jumper • St. Petersburg Times Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Allan G. Coughlin, 19, male, died


tbo.com, Having an argument with girlfriend while driving over bridge. She stopped car, he got out and jumped.
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10.09.79: save • St. Petersburg Times
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08.15.79: jumper • Sarasota Herald-Tribune
unnamed, 55, male, died


tbo.com, Parked car on center span, jumped. Suicide note, wallet left in car. Body found same day.
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07.31.79: save • St. Petersburg Times • full article image here.
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06.08.79: jumper • St. Petersburg Timesfull article image here.
Anthony Valentine Cubby, 21, male, died

links to google paper scan: page 1b 14b. image of the wreak on page 1b of the google scan.

tbo.com, Crashed into back of another vehicle on bridge, told bystanders he wanted to kill himself and jumped.
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04.16.79: jumper
Roy Krebs, 75, male, died
tbo.com, Left car on southbound side of main span, jumped. Body found same day.
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02.21.79: save
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02.19.79: jumper • St. Petersburg Times
Paul D. Martin, male, 77, dies
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02.03.79: jumper • St. Petersburg Times
James David Hicks, 21, male
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