Foul play not suspected successful decease of Kent Stermon, 50

Kent Stermon (Provided by State University System of Florida)

ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. – A salient Northeast Florida businessman and well-known governmental donor has died.

According to aggregate sources, Kent Stermon was recovered dormant successful his car astatine the Mayport Post Office successful Atlantic Beach connected Thursday night. He was 50 years old.

Police said foul play is not suspected successful the death.

According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Stermon was the taxable of an “active investigation” that started a fewer weeks earlier his death.

“This probe remains ongoing astatine this clip and volition proceed until its completion. As with each progressive investigations, determination is constricted accusation disposable to merchandise astatine this time. However, arsenic soon arsenic this probe has been completed, each applicable accusation volition beryllium disposable for merchandise to the public,” Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters said successful a connection to News4JAX.

Florida Politics reported that Stermon had besides been dealing with wellness issues and had suffered a changeable connected Monday.

Former State Representative Travis Cummings told News4JAX helium and Stermon were assemblage roommates and adjacent friends.

“My household and the NE Florida assemblage are profoundly saddened by the passing of our beloved person Kent Stermon. I would inquire that everyone person Christie and Abbie successful their thoughts and prayers, portion respecting their privacy. I don’t deliberation Kent’s contributions to our community, our archetypal responders and to those successful request volition ever beryllium afloat known oregon realized,” Cummings wrote successful a connection to News4JAX.

Stermon served arsenic a committee subordinate connected Florida’s State University System. According to the committee website, Stermon was president of Total Military Management and besides served connected the Florida Highway Patrol Advisory Council and was seat of the Governor’s Public Safety Transition Advisory Committee.

A long-time person to Gov. Ron DeSantis and Mayor Lenny Curry, Stermon was a well-connected governmental advisor for the Duval County GOP.

Sheriff Waters sent good wishes to the Stermon family.

“My condolences spell retired to the Stermon household during their clip of loss. Without a doubt, their grief is going to beryllium overwhelming, and my bosom goes retired to them,” Waters said.

DeSantis’ communications director, Taryn Fenske, sent News4JAX a statement.

“The Governor and First Lady were shocked and saddened to perceive of Kent’s passing, and their prayers (and our full office’s prayers) are with his household during this hard time,” the connection reads.

JSO said the incidental involving his decease is being investigated by the Atlantic Beach Police Department. Any further accusation related to this would request to beryllium directed to them.

In 2015, Stermon was named Citizen of the Year by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

News4JAX has reached retired to the Duval GOP and different section leaders for comment.

Prominent section governmental donor and businessman Kent Stermon (center successful achromatic shirt) with erstwhile Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams and others successful 2015. (Copyright 2022 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.)

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