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John William ‘Tater’ Spinks, 1947-2026

Summary by bocabeacon.com
On New Year’s Day, 1947, Lillian and Roy Spinks welcomed their 5th child, a boy named John William, nicknamed by his older siblings as “Tater,” and that name stuck with him his whole life. Born and raised in St. Andrew’s (Panama City), he spent most of his days down at St. Andrew’s Bay, where he fell in love with fishing, crabbing, scalloping, shrimping and just being on the water. At age 11, he began cleaning fish on St. Andrew’s dock along wit…
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bocabeacon.com broke the news in Boca Grande, United States on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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