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Gainesville’s first female pharmacist and co-owner of Riverside Pharmacy leaves legacy of kindness

Middle, Jo Ann Adams, Gainesville's first female pharmacist and original co-owner of Riverside Pharmacy, died on Feb. 16, 2021. Her daughter Jane Hall, right, and granddaughter Margie Curry, left, followed her footsteps to become pharmacists. Photo courtesy Jane Hall

02192021 PHARMACIST 2.jpg — Middle, Jo Ann Adams, Gainesville's first female pharmacist and original co-owner of Riverside Pharmacy, died on Feb. 16, 2021. Her daughter Jane Hall, right, and granddaughter Margie Curry, left, followed her footsteps to become pharmacists. Photo courtesy Jane Hall

Jo Ann Adams will not only be remembered for her career as the first female pharmacist in Gainesville and original co-owner of Riverside Pharmacy, but the grace in which she carried herself and treated others.