City Councilman Tommy Hazouri to be released to home hospice care

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Lifelong Jacksonville nonmigratory successful nationalist work for astir 5 decades

In 2019, Tommy Hazouri reflected connected his clip successful City Hall.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Former Jacksonville politician and existent City Councilman Tommy Hazouri volition participate hospice attraction astatine location aft a little hospitalization said to beryllium from complications from lung transplant country helium had past year.

Hazouri, 76, underwent country for a lung transplant astatine Mayo successful July 2020 -- little than a period aft helium had been sworn successful arsenic the City Council’s president.

News4Jax learned Wednesday day helium volition beryllium released from Mayo Clinic to person hospice attraction astatine home.

“Tommy profoundly appreciates each the thoughts, good wishes and prayers from the Jacksonville community,” said a merchandise from the City Council. “While his lungs whitethorn beryllium failing him, his bosom remains afloat for the radical of this city. The Hazouri household asks that you proceed respecting their privateness successful this hard time..”

Hazouri has had a lengthy governmental career, serving successful the Florida House of Representatives from 1974 to 1986 and arsenic politician of Jacksonville from 1987 to 1991, was connected the Duval County School Board from 2004-2012 and helium was elected to City Council successful 2015, re-elected successful 2019 and served arsenic Council President past year.

Coming backmost from surgery, Hazouri led the assembly during overmuch of the pandemic, arsenic the JEA enactment debacle was unraveling and during the Jaguars propulsion to make Lot J.

His chap assembly members and others are reacting upon proceeding the latest improvement astir his health.

“Tommy is simply a beloved friend. He is simply a mentor. My thoughts and prayers are retired to him and his family,” City Council President Sam Newby said.

Newby said helium spoke to Hazouri connected Wednesday greeting and helium was successful bully spirits and thought helium would beryllium back.

“He was successful bully spirits and helium conscionable much acrophobic astir Jacksonville,” Newby said. “Tommy is simply a fighter; he’s ever been a combatant and I deliberation helium is going to beryllium back.”

He’s my person archetypal & workfellow second. DeAndre’ & I some emotion & enactment Tommy & Carol…and we proceed to commune for wellness & healing for Tommy. I affectionately telephone him “Hazardous” not Hazouri. It’s an wrong gag abt the “good trouble” we marque serving together. 🙏🏽💞✌🏽 🌻 https://t.co/prVQezFIlh

— B.A.Priestly Jackson (@Priestjax) August 25, 2021

“Lifting up prayers to @CMTommyHazouri close now. Wishing helium and his household overmuch love,” posted Daniel Henry, president of the Duval County Democratic Party.