Funeral arrangements for Krog set

A funeral service for Tallahassee lobbyist Jim Krog will be at 3 p.m. Monday (Sept. 8) at Trinity United Methodist Church, 120 W Park Ave., Tallahassee, with a reception to follow at 4 p.m. at the Governor's Club. There will be no viewing.

Krog, who managed both of Democrat Lawton Chiles' campaigns for governor and had an extensive career as a government affairs consultant, died on Thursday night at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital after suffering a heart attack. He was 60 years old.

In a statement, Krog's employer, the law firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, said: "We are stunned and saddened by his untimely death. His loss is not only a loss for his family, his colleagues and his clients, but also for the state of Florida . . . Jim will be remembered for his integrity, his service, his energy and enthusiasm, his stories, his insight and his humor. He provided prompt, pithy and invariably sage advice to his clients and colleagues. Jim was a pleasure to work with and be with, and we miss him already."

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Comments

[Paul D. Harvill]

To Jim, his family and friends:

Florida lost a lot with the death of Jim Krog.

[Chris Giblin]

Jim was a wonderful adversary - funny, smart and always a pleasure to work with. He will be missed.

[Ron Sachs]

Jim was one of a kind --- a true Florida original. His political savvy and brilliant strategic skills were clearly evident even in his early career working for Gov. Reubin Askew......and he only grew wiser and warmer with the passing of years.

This is a deep loss -- and thoughts and prayers go to his family.

Jim was the great brain behind many good public policy movements in some of Florida's golden eras of government.
His sense of humor was part of what made him a great political thinker -- because he won so much advantage in policy challenges in which he often bested all others by keeping his balance with pure wit and wile.

[CanopyRose]

Florida has lost a great man.

My heartfelt prayers go out to Jim's loved ones.