New Carrollwood Building to be Named For Former Florida First Lady
A new building at the Hillsborough County Division of Children’s Services Lake Magdalene Campus will be named for former First Lady Mary Jane Martinez.
Mary Jane Martinez has dedicated her life to children. Even before her husband, former Gov. Bob Martinez, was elected to the state’s highest office, she was in the trenches helping students at King High School, serving as librarian for about 20 years. When she became Florida’s First Lady in the 1980s, she turned her attention toward helping youngsters on a statewide level. She is credited with helping the state bolster its Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, the umbrella organization for an estimated 30 shelters and crisis centers. The nonprofit represents agencies that serve homeless, runaway and troubled teens ages 10 and up and their families, according to its website. Hillsborough County Commissioners wanted to honor Mary …
