(Pasadena Herald-Tribune August 13, 2009)
William Dawes Jefferson, 60, of Sarasota, died June 22, 2009.
Survivors include his sister, Jean Dawes of Morristown, N.J. He is interred at Palms Memorial Park. Toale Brothers Funeral Home, Colonial Chapel, handled the arrangements. He was born Aug. 27, 1948, in Bronxville, N.Y., and came to Sarasota under the age of one year. Memorial donations may be made to the Humane Society of Sarasota County, 2331 15th St., Sarasota, 34237.