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GOP
Consultant, Roommate,
Third Man
Die In Murder-Suicide
by AP
from 365Gay.com on the Web, August 25, 2007
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Orlando, Florida Aug.24-- A
former campaign aide to a Florida congressman and two other men were found dead
in a home in an apparent double-murder and suicide, authorities and relatives
said.
Authorities have not determined a motive for the deaths of Ralph Gonzalez, 39,
his roommate, David Abrami, 36, and a friend, Robert Drake, 30.
Investigators found weapons and signs of a struggle in the house, but they did
not say what the weapons were or which man they believe was the killer.
The men are believed to have died several days before the bodies were discovered
Thursday.
Gonzalez was executive director of the Georgia Republican Party from 2001-2002.
He managed U.S. Rep. Tom Feeney's 2002 campaign and was president of Strategum
Group, an Orlando-based political consulting firm that represents Republican
candidates.
"He was a born political consultant. He had bravado, he was intense, and
he lived and breathed tactics and strategy," Feeney said. "He was an
adviser and strategist for me and became a very good friend."
Abrami, an attorney, was active in Republican politics as well.
Gonzalez, the son of Cuban immigrants, was devoted to politics even as a youth,
said his father, Rafael Gonzalez of Miami. He graduated from Florida
International University and received his master's degree in campaign management
at the University of Florida.
"He was a smart person who built a business by himself," Rafael Gonzalez said.
"He traveled all over the world."
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