© 2024 WFSU Public Media
WFSU News · Tallahassee · Panama City · Thomasville
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Kris Knab Dies

Tallahassee Bar Association

One of the state’s most respected legal advocates has died. Kris Knab, the former executive director of Legal Services of North Florida passed away at her Tallahassee home on Thursday.

From 1994 until her retirement in 2016, Kris Knab led an agency that provided legal help to an average of 6,000 North Florida families a year. On top of that demanding job, she served as a board member and advisor to multiple boards and organizations involved with helping the victims of pain and injustice. Knab finally succumbed this week to the pancreatic cancer she had seemed to vanquish a few years ago. Funeral arrangements are still in the works. Kris Knab was 67.

Follow @flanigan_tom

Tom Flanigan has been with WFSU News since 2006, focusing on covering local personalities, issues, and organizations. He began his broadcast career more than 30 years before that and covered news for several radio stations in Florida, Texas, and his home state of Maryland.

Find complete bio, contact info, and more stories. here.