SWANSON, Theodore "Ted" A., 72, of Apollo Beach passed away Thursday, July 23, 2009. He is survived by his wife, Janet; children, Holly Swanson of Ruskin, Fla., Heather Swanson Phillip and her husband, John of Orange, Calif. and Brad Swanson and his wife, Meg of Apollo Beach, Fla.; six grandchildren, Jessica, Christina, Lauren, Emma, Olivia and Gage; many loving family and friends. Ted was a Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Airforce, a Presbyterian, Republican, member of the Directors Guild of America, Screen Actors Guild, Florida Film Commission and an Honorary Colonel and Aide de Camp to the Governor's Office of Louisiana. He will be missed by all that loved and knew him.