Lee County Commissioner Mike Greenwell Dead at 62

WGCU | By Mike Walcher,

Marc Garber

Published October 10, 2025 at 12:39 PM EDT

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Lee County Commissioner Mike Greenwell

Lee County / Special to WGCU

A statement from Lee County has confirmed that Lee County Commissioner Mike Greenwell has died (10/9/25). He was 62.

WGCU's Mike Walcher has this remembrance.

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