Family of late UF Health Jacksonville CEO receives letter from White House
Dr. Leon Haley Jr. and family. (Lisa Huff)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The late Doctor Leon Haley was honored by President Joe Biden, according to a statement by Haley’s son, Grant.
RELATED: UF Health Jacksonville holds memorial service for Dr. Leon Haley Jr.
Grant Haley wrote on Twitter,
“Dad you really changed this world. The family just got a letter from The White House and the President. Hard to fathom but I know you’re smiling down telling me ‘I told you I was that guy.’ Indeed sir you were and always will be.”
Doctor Haley was the CEO of UF Health Jacksonville. He died in a WaveRunner accident in Palm Beach County . Haley was also well-known for becoming the first to get a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination in Jacksonville.
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