{
  "title": "Berrydale fire people index — Safety officials, responders and reporting",
  "as_of": "2026-10-14",
  "people": [
    {
      "name": "Terry C. Lee",
      "role": "Correspondence forwarding official",
      "facts": "Forwarded Rifas’s letter on July 21.",
      "source": "S1805",
      "pages": "PDF 13",
      "limits": "No substantive resolution established.",
      "id": "terry-c-lee"
    },
    {
      "name": "Claude Kirk",
      "role": "Governor of Florida",
      "facts": "Governor’s office requested investigative work; July 17 directive is referenced in the August 15 corrections reply. Kirk-era correspondence preserves the family concerns and investigation.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 2–3, 7–9",
      "limits": "The complete directive, investigative correspondence and implementation record remain to be located.",
      "id": "claude-kirk"
    },
    {
      "name": "Jack Ledden",
      "role": "Governor’s office correspondent",
      "facts": "Addressee of Stafford’s November 29 reply concerning the Cole family; Stafford refers to Ledden’s October 9 letter.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 2–3",
      "limits": "The original October 9 inquiry is not included in this delivery.",
      "id": "jack-ledden"
    },
    {
      "name": "Doyle Conner",
      "role": "Cabinet subcommittee chair",
      "facts": "July 20 letter asks for a camp phaseout funding plan; chaired September 26 discussion of ventilation, air conditioning and claims arising from the fire.",
      "source": "S1805",
      "pages": "PDF 8; S923 PDF 4–6",
      "limits": "Minutes show deliberation and approval; expenditure and completion require separate proof.",
      "id": "doyle-conner"
    },
    {
      "name": "Earl Faircloth",
      "role": "Cabinet subcommittee participant",
      "facts": "Listed at September 26 meeting on corrections matters and road-camp improvements.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 4–6",
      "limits": "Membership does not establish personal responsibility for conditions at Jay.",
      "id": "earl-faircloth"
    },
    {
      "name": "Burl Mawhinney",
      "role": "Comptroller’s representative",
      "facts": "Attended September 26 for Comptroller Fred O. Dickinson.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 4–6",
      "limits": "Meeting role only.",
      "id": "burl-mawhinney"
    },
    {
      "name": "Fred O. Dickinson",
      "role": "Comptroller",
      "facts": "Represented by Burl Mawhinney at the September 26 meeting.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 4–6",
      "limits": "Do not describe Dickinson as personally present on this evidence.",
      "id": "fred-o-dickinson"
    },
    {
      "name": "George Caldwell",
      "role": "Governor’s representative",
      "facts": "Listed as representing the governor at September 26 meeting.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 4–6",
      "limits": "Meeting role only.",
      "id": "george-caldwell"
    },
    {
      "name": "Paul A. Skelton, Jr.",
      "role": "Deputy director, corrections business affairs",
      "facts": "Listed among September 26 participants.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 4–6",
      "limits": "Meeting role only.",
      "id": "paul-a-skelton-jr"
    },
    {
      "name": "T. T. Turnbull",
      "role": "Assistant attorney general",
      "facts": "Listed among September 26 participants.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 4–6",
      "limits": "Meeting role only.",
      "id": "t-t-turnbull"
    },
    {
      "name": "Wilton Miller",
      "role": "Attorney for Conner",
      "facts": "Listed among September 26 participants.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 4–6",
      "limits": "Meeting role only.",
      "id": "wilton-miller"
    },
    {
      "name": "T. W. Burkhart",
      "role": "Fire-safety inspector",
      "facts": "Named in August 15 report on inspections of 13 wooden road camps.",
      "source": "S1805",
      "pages": "PDF 4–7",
      "limits": "Conditions described across the inspection program cannot automatically be assigned to Jay.",
      "id": "t-w-burkhart"
    },
    {
      "name": "C. W. McPherson",
      "role": "Fire-safety inspector",
      "facts": "Named in August 15 report on inspections of 13 wooden road camps.",
      "source": "S1805",
      "pages": "PDF 4–7",
      "limits": "Individual camp inspection sheets not supplied.",
      "id": "c-w-mcpherson"
    },
    {
      "name": "W. T. “Tommy” Knight",
      "role": "Fire-safety inspector",
      "facts": "Named in August 15 report on inspections of 13 wooden road camps.",
      "source": "S1805",
      "pages": "PDF 4–7",
      "limits": "Individual camp inspection sheets not supplied.",
      "id": "w-t-tommy-knight"
    },
    {
      "name": "Robert E. Gresimer",
      "role": "Gas inspection engineer",
      "facts": "Named in inspection material concerning gas-system conditions.",
      "source": "S1805",
      "pages": "PDF 4–7",
      "limits": "Unsafe examples at unnamed camps must not be attributed to Jay without a camp-specific record.",
      "id": "robert-e-gresimer"
    },
    {
      "name": "Calvin E. Ellison",
      "role": "Milton Fire Department captain",
      "facts": "1969 HCR 1954 commends emergency aid and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation at Berrydale; House adopted it May 15 and Senate May 16.",
      "source": "Senate",
      "pages": "printed p.385; House delivery PDF 3, printed p.532",
      "limits": "The resolution says his efforts may have preserved life; it does not identify a particular person saved.",
      "id": "calvin-e-ellison"
    },
    {
      "name": "Bill Dingwall",
      "role": "Reporter",
      "facts": "Byline on Pensacola News July 17, 1967 front-page account. Matching received newspaper page supplies issue context for an earlier cropped clipping.",
      "source": "Newspapers",
      "pages": "Pensacola News, July 17, front page",
      "limits": "Reporter attribution is not proof of every reported statement.",
      "id": "bill-dingwall"
    },
    {
      "name": "Anne Saul",
      "role": "Reporter",
      "facts": "Byline with Ben Pooley on Pensacola News July 18 front-page inquest coverage.",
      "source": "Newspapers",
      "pages": "Pensacola News, July 18, front page",
      "limits": "Coverage reports testimony and official conclusions; it is not the original transcript.",
      "id": "anne-saul"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ben Pooley",
      "role": "Reporter",
      "facts": "Byline with Anne Saul on Pensacola News July 18 front-page inquest coverage.",
      "source": "Newspapers",
      "pages": "Pensacola News, July 18, front page",
      "limits": "Coverage reports testimony and official conclusions; it is not the original transcript.",
      "id": "ben-pooley"
    },
    {
      "name": "L. P. “Pete” Gibson",
      "role": "State senator",
      "facts": "July 18 newspaper coverage reports his call for a legislative investigation.",
      "source": "Newspapers",
      "pages": "Pensacola News, July 18, front page",
      "limits": "A proposed investigation does not establish that hearings occurred or a report was produced.",
      "id": "l-p-pete-gibson"
    },
    {
      "name": "R. J. Pitts",
      "role": "Road Prison Officer I",
      "facts": "Named in the personnel roster.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 10",
      "limits": "No further individual biography established in the reviewed material.",
      "id": "r-j-pitts"
    },
    {
      "name": "J. G. Carr",
      "role": "Road Prison Officer I",
      "facts": "Named in the personnel roster.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 10",
      "limits": "No further individual biography established in the reviewed material.",
      "id": "j-g-carr"
    },
    {
      "name": "L. C. Phillips",
      "role": "Road Prison Officer I",
      "facts": "Named in the personnel roster.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 10",
      "limits": "No further individual biography established in the reviewed material.",
      "id": "l-c-phillips"
    },
    {
      "name": "Gretchen V. Squires",
      "role": "Autopsy team",
      "facts": "Named in the report’s account of the autopsy team appointed by the state attorney.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 16",
      "limits": "Names transcribed from the report; signed autopsy reports have not been received. Do not infer an individual medical conclusion.",
      "id": "gretchen-v-squires"
    },
    {
      "name": "Lewis E. Buettner",
      "role": "Autopsy team",
      "facts": "Named in the report’s account of the autopsy team appointed by the state attorney.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 16",
      "limits": "Names transcribed from the report; signed autopsy reports have not been received. Do not infer an individual medical conclusion.",
      "id": "lewis-e-buettner"
    },
    {
      "name": "Gerald H. Hilbert",
      "role": "Autopsy team",
      "facts": "Named in the report’s account of the autopsy team appointed by the state attorney.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 16",
      "limits": "Names transcribed from the report; signed autopsy reports have not been received. Do not infer an individual medical conclusion.",
      "id": "gerald-h-hilbert"
    },
    {
      "name": "Charles F. McConnell",
      "role": "Autopsy team",
      "facts": "Named in the report’s account of the autopsy team appointed by the state attorney.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 16",
      "limits": "Names transcribed from the report; signed autopsy reports have not been received. Do not infer an individual medical conclusion.",
      "id": "charles-f-mcconnell"
    },
    {
      "name": "Albert Drlicka",
      "role": "Autopsy team",
      "facts": "Named in the report’s account of the autopsy team appointed by the state attorney.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 16",
      "limits": "Names transcribed from the report; signed autopsy reports have not been received. Do not infer an individual medical conclusion.",
      "id": "albert-drlicka"
    },
    {
      "name": "Joseph P. Brierre, Jr.",
      "role": "Autopsy team",
      "facts": "Named in the report’s account of the autopsy team appointed by the state attorney.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 16",
      "limits": "Names transcribed from the report; signed autopsy reports have not been received. Do not infer an individual medical conclusion.",
      "id": "joseph-p-brierre-jr"
    },
    {
      "name": "Andrew Hinton",
      "role": "Dental identification team",
      "facts": "Named in the report’s account of dental examinations used for identification.",
      "source": "S923",
      "pages": "PDF 16–17",
      "limits": "Original signed dental reports and person-by-person identifications have not been received.",
      "id": "andrew-hinton"
    }
  ]
}