Dr. E. Thomas "Tom" Pellicer, Jr.

Dr. Pellicer passed away suddenly and peacefully in his sleep on August 28, 2007. A thirteenth generation Floridian, Dr. Pellicer was in the first graduating class out of North Fort Myers High School, and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida. He then received his graduate degree in dentistry from the University of Louisville in 1973. He relocated to Fort Myers in 1974 and established his practice, which is now Colonial Dental Group.

He was a member of the American Dental Association, the Florida Dental Association, and the West Coast Dental Association.

Outside of dentistry, he enjoyed golf, fishing, gardening, raising koi and growing bonsai. He was a Rotarian and was active in the the development of the Nature Center.