Hurricane Ian killed at least 131 people.
Mitch Pacyna loved entertaining so much that he earned the nickname “The Mayor of Fort Myers Beach,” because of his welcoming nature, his daughter said.
Pacyna, 74, died in Fort Myers Beach while he and his wife were trying to get to higher ground during Hurricane Ian, his daughter Michelle Schuline told CNN. Now his wife Mary Wojciechowski and family are coping with the loss of their beloved husband, father and grandfather.
“Whenever somebody [new] would come to town … he would meet them and welcome them and sit down, have a drink and just welcome to the community,” Schuline said. “He was always the life of the party. He enjoyed his friends and spending time with them and celebrating their successes.”
The real magnitude of Hurricane Ian’s death toll is still unknown. The current number of deaths is at least 131 in the Southeast, with most of them in Florida, according to a CNN tally. On Thursday, the Florida Medical Examiners Commission added two more (one in Osceola County and one in Sarasota County), the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said in a press release.
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please, any DUer who can help, please donate to the relief efforts....I donated to the Cajun Navy