UPDATED AT 4 P.M. with quotes from Judy Genshaft & David Jolly
John F. Germany, who was one of the most influential lawyers in Florida and one of the instrumental forces in the creation of the University of South Florida, died Wednesday morning.
Published reports say Germany, 92, died of cancer.
He was a founding partner of the Holland & Knight law firm, one of a handful of men who pushed aside obstacles to build USF and the downtown Tampa public library that bears his name.