The man who organized the drive for the Florida Lottery has died at the age of 100.
Creating the lottery was just one of many major accomplishments over a 36-year career in public service.
Ralph Turlington was already a tenured professor at the University of Florida with an MBA from Harvard when he ran for the Florida Legislature in 1950.
“Our pay was ten dollars a day when we were in session,” said Turlington in a 2006 interview.
He spent the next 36 years shaping Florida government.
“He brought the best out in people. He brought the best out in legislation,” said former Turlington aide Frank Mirabella.