GREENLEE, Charles L. Age 78 of Nashville. April 18, 2012. Survived by one daughter, Carol G. Crawley (William); two sons, Thomas (Michelle) and Kevin Greenlee; six grandchildren; step-son, Kenneth Filer; one sister; four brothers; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Going Home services Monday, April 23, 2012. Visitation with the family from 1-2 p.m., funeral to follow at Atena Chapel, 1107 Buchanan Street. Burial at Hills of Calvary Cemetery. JOHNSON'S HOUSE OF ATENA.
Greenlee was one of the Groveland Four. He was sentenced to life in prison. Greenlee was paroled from prison in 1962. In 2016, the Lake County Commission followed Groveland Mayor Tim Loucks in presenting the surviving families of the Groveland Four with a posthumous apology. Both Loucks and members of the Lake County Commission then began lobbying state lawmakers to do the same. On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, the Florida House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution sponsored by State Representative Bobby DuBose apologizing to the families of the Groveland Four, some of whose members were in attendance, and exonerating the men. The Florida State Senate passed an identical resolution sponsored by Senator Gary Farmer on April 27, 2017. The resolutions also called on Governor Rick Scott to expedite the process for granting posthumous pardons. On January 11, 2019, the Florida Board of Executive Clemency, with newly seated Republican Governor Ron DeSantis at the helm, agreed unanimously to pardon the Groveland Four. "Seventy years is a long time," DeSantis said before taking office. "And that's the amount of time four young men have been wrongly written into Florida history for crimes they did not commit and punishments they did not deserve."
Greenlee was one of the Groveland Four. He was sentenced to life in prison. Greenlee was paroled from prison in 1962. In 2016, the Lake County Commission followed Groveland Mayor Tim Loucks in presenting the surviving families of the Groveland Four with a posthumous apology. Both Loucks and members of the Lake County Commission then began lobbying state lawmakers to do the same. On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, the Florida House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution sponsored by State Representative Bobby DuBose apologizing to the families of the Groveland Four, some of whose members were in attendance, and exonerating the men. The Florida State Senate passed an identical resolution sponsored by Senator Gary Farmer on April 27, 2017. The resolutions also called on Governor Rick Scott to expedite the process for granting posthumous pardons. On January 11, 2019, the Florida Board of Executive Clemency, with newly seated Republican Governor Ron DeSantis at the helm, agreed unanimously to pardon the Groveland Four. "Seventy years is a long time," DeSantis said before taking office. "And that's the amount of time four young men have been wrongly written into Florida history for crimes they did not commit and punishments they did not deserve."
GREENLEE, Charles L. Age 78 of Nashville. April 18, 2012. Survived by one daughter, Carol G. Crawley (William); two sons, Thomas (Michelle) and Kevin Greenlee; six grandchildren; step-son, Kenneth Filer; one sister; four brothers; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Going Home services Monday, April 23, 2012. Visitation with the family from 1-2 p.m., funeral to follow at Atena Chapel, 1107 Buchanan Street. Burial at Hills of Calvary Cemetery. JOHNSON'S HOUSE OF ATENA.
Greenlee was one of the Groveland Four. He was sentenced to life in prison. Greenlee was paroled from prison in 1962. In 2016, the Lake County Commission followed Groveland Mayor Tim Loucks in presenting the surviving families of the Groveland Four with a posthumous apology. Both Loucks and members of the Lake County Commission then began lobbying state lawmakers to do the same. On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, the Florida House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution sponsored by State Representative Bobby DuBose apologizing to the families of the Groveland Four, some of whose members were in attendance, and exonerating the men. The Florida State Senate passed an identical resolution sponsored by Senator Gary Farmer on April 27, 2017. The resolutions also called on Governor Rick Scott to expedite the process for granting posthumous pardons. On January 11, 2019, the Florida Board of Executive Clemency, with newly seated Republican Governor Ron DeSantis at the helm, agreed unanimously to pardon the Groveland Four. "Seventy years is a long time," DeSantis said before taking office. "And that's the amount of time four young men have been wrongly written into Florida history for crimes they did not commit and punishments they did not deserve."
Greenlee was one of the Groveland Four. He was sentenced to life in prison. Greenlee was paroled from prison in 1962. In 2016, the Lake County Commission followed Groveland Mayor Tim Loucks in presenting the surviving families of the Groveland Four with a posthumous apology. Both Loucks and members of the Lake County Commission then began lobbying state lawmakers to do the same. On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, the Florida House of Representatives unanimously passed a resolution sponsored by State Representative Bobby DuBose apologizing to the families of the Groveland Four, some of whose members were in attendance, and exonerating the men. The Florida State Senate passed an identical resolution sponsored by Senator Gary Farmer on April 27, 2017. The resolutions also called on Governor Rick Scott to expedite the process for granting posthumous pardons. On January 11, 2019, the Florida Board of Executive Clemency, with newly seated Republican Governor Ron DeSantis at the helm, agreed unanimously to pardon the Groveland Four. "Seventy years is a long time," DeSantis said before taking office. "And that's the amount of time four young men have been wrongly written into Florida history for crimes they did not commit and punishments they did not deserve."
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