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Paul Jones serves as Chief Executive Officer of W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor, a premier full-service commercial and industrial contractor based in the Southeast United States. Paul’s career with W.W. Gay began in his high school years as a summer employee, and in , he joined the Orlando office full-time. By , he was promoted to oversee operations, management, and development for the Central Florida market. His leadership capabilities led to another promotion in when he became President and Chief Operating Officer, prompting his relocation to the Jacksonville corporate headquarters. In January , Paul assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer, where he continues to bring a dynamic and forward-thinking vision for the company’s future.

Paul is deeply committed to serving the Jacksonville community, holding several key positions. He is Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Local Plumbers and Pipefitters Health and Welfare and Pension Fund, a Trustee for Local Plumbers and Pipefitters, a member of the Board of Directors for the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, and

W.W. Gay, Jacksonville business, civic pillar, dies

W.W. “Bill” Gay, a businessman with statewide reach who used his success to serve charities and politicians around Jacksonville, died Tuesday at home at the age of

“Jacksonville has lost a titan. He was a giant of a bloke in every avenue and aspect of life,” said Duval County Supervisor of Elections Mike Hogan, who once worked for Mr. Gay’s flagship company, W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor Inc.

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A Florida native, Mr. Gay had lived in Jacksonville since , working in his youth at Daylight Grocery.

After entering the merchant marines during World War II, he studied at the University of Florida and earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering in

He worked for a plumbing contractor as a young man, and by he had opened his possess company, whose headquarters on Stockton Street near Interstate 10 now oversee work at offices from Pensacola to the Tampa area.

The company prospered serving commercial and industrial clients, but Mr. Gay’s business interests extended into many areas.

In , when h

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80th ANNUAL TAXSLAYER GATOR BOWL TO BE PLAYED IN PRIMETIME

80^th ANNUAL TAXSLAYER GATOR BOWL
TO BE PLAYED IN PRIMETIME

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., June 6, — The TaxSlayer Gator Bowl, TaxSlayer and ESPN announced today that the 80^th Annual TaxSlayer Gator Bowl will be played on Bill Gay Grounds at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville on Thursday, January 2, at pm EST and will be televised nationally on ESPN.

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The 80th annual game will feature a team from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), including Oklahoma and Texas, as its abode team. The SEC representative will face an opponent from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), which will include California, SMU and Stanford in exp