The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1915-11-30
THE LINK IS BROKEN
ONE OF OCALA'S BIGGEST MEN
HAS PASSED AWAY
ASSOCIATED Press)

In the death of Mr.. George A. Car
michael, 0cala has lost one of her
truly big men, and the community a
valuable citizen. Many people differ
ed with Mr.. Carmichael in his views,
but all admitted that his mind and
heart and soul were of the full, man.
sized caliber.
There was nothing little about the
man, and he did not deal in little
ideas or little business matters.
He was one of the first advocates
in Ocala of municipal ownership, and
of the great good that he has accom-
plished for the city, in almost quar-
ter of century of unbroken service
on her board of alderman, this was
one Of the best of his works. Tt was
he and his close friend, the late Col.
j. H. Livingston, who first advocat-
ed municipal ownership for municipal
affairs, and the purchase of the cleo
trio light plant, then a small affair,
more than Is years ago, was the first
step in this direction.
TO him is also credited, while serv-
ing with Col. Livingston, the paving
of the first street with lime rock in
the city, and from those governmental
affairs, less than two decades ago, he
worked and pulled and boosted for
bigger and broader and more liberal
things for Ocala.
The writer of this article served on
the board of alderman with dad"
Carmichael for almost four years, and
found him always staunch advocate
for the things that were for the good
of the greatest number of people. In
the negotiations for and the purchas-
ing of the water works he was hard
and faithful worker, and carrying out
the spirit of absolute unselfishness
that pervaded his entire character, he
never asked for anything himself, and
the section about his own home and
property was one of the last to ever
receive the benefits of the city's i'm
proyement.
One had but to spend few hours
at the Carmichael home in the fourth
ward last evening to see with what
respect and esteem Mr.. Carmichael
was held by his countrymen. Tele-
grams and telephone messages were
coming in from all points, so quickly
had the news of his death spread.
Hundreds of citizens in all walks of
life were calling to. offer their SYM
pathy to the living and pay their re-
spects to the dead.
During his several years of failing
health, Mr.. Carmichael suffered in
ltensely at times. He was very pa
tient through all of his sufferings.
Every care that love and money
could bring had been heaped upon
him and the members of the big fam
lily We'd with each other to minister to
his wants-wife, son, granddaughters
and son, great grandchildren, neigh
bors and friends, were always in at
tendance upon him in his spells of
illness. He never forgot kindness
and while he could not always return
in kind, he did always for the needy,
for those who called on him and no
one will ever know the extent of his
benevolence in this respect.
| Up to yesterday afternoon when he
passed so quietly away, there were
five living generations of the Carmi-
chaels, but now the link is broken
Mr.. Carmichael's aged mother, Mrs
Carmichael, of Union Springs, Ala.
who will be go years of age, is now in
bed i'll and unable to come to the fun
eraI of her boy, whom she saw only
La few months ago, when he visited
her.
j Few people have ever seen father
and son as close to each other as Mr.
Carmichael and his son, Ed. They
have been chums and comrades al
of the sons life. Always in business
together, they have been inseparable