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Michael was said to have a finger in everything that was good for the grower. He <br />believed in keeping every possible avenue for citrus sales open, and was an outspoken <br />advocate of quality and recognizable brands. He was recognized as contributing more <br />to grade improvements than any other member of the industry. Michael was known for <br />a catchphrase he. used about the industry: "Don't fret". <br />A.B. Michael continued working well into his eighties. In 1964, he suffered a car <br />accident while returning from work, and he died from complications shortly thereafter. <br />Tragically, he had lost his wife, daughter, and grand -daughter in an auto accident only <br />nine years earlier. At his funeral, many of Florida's most prominent citrus figures came <br />to pay their respects to the "Dean of the Florida Citrus Industry." He was inducted into <br />the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame in the same year that he clied, 1964. <br />Florida Citrus Hall of <br />Fame <br />C/O Florida Citrus Mutual <br />PO Box 1576 <br />Bartow, FL 33831 1576 <br />561.351.4314 <br />info@floridacitrushalloffame.com <br />QUICK LINKS <br />> Home <br />> Inductees <br />> Donate <br />> Contact <br />.Copyright .2812 2018 ?rt�� us Hall Df�dAll Rights Reserved I Web Se .� a}T <br />The Ma( <br />Place <br />127 <br />