Crime & Safety

Former Redington Shores Mayor Dies

James R. "Dick" Feimster died March 24 from complications of Alzheimer's disease, according to the Tampa Bay Times

From 1979 to 1994 James R. "Dick" Feimster served as mayor of Redington Shores. 

On March 24, Feimster died from complications of Alzheimer's disease, according to a report from theTampa Bay Times.

The family is planning a celebration of his life at 1 p.m. April 28 at Redington Shores' Constitution Park — a park he helped to develop while he was mayor.

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In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that donations be sent to the Dick Feimster Memorial Fund at Ivy Ridge Memory Care, 7179 40th Ave. N, St. Petersburg 33709.

To read the rest of Feimster's obituary in the Times, click here

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