                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                                Amendment No. 12

                  Under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934




                           DEVCON INTERNATIONAL CORP.
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                                (Name of Issuer)



                          Common Stock, $0.10 Par Value
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)



                                    251588109
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                                 (CUSIP Number)



                                December 31, 2003
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)



         Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed.

                  Rule 13d-1(b)

                  Rule 13d-1(c)

             X    Rule 13d-1(d)

                  *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
         reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the
         subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
         containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a
         prior cover page.

                  The information required in the remainder of this cover page
         shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
         Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the
         liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all
         other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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  1     NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
        I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

                 Donald L. Smith, Jr.
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  2     CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*                  (a)
                                                                           (b)

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  3     SEC USE ONLY


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  4     CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                 U.S.A
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                                      5    SOLE VOTING POWER           305,571
            NUMBER OF
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              SHARES                  6    SHARED VOTING POWER       1,003,000
           BENEFICIALLY
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             OWNED BY
               EACH                   7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER      305,571
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            REPORTING                 8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER  1,003,000
           PERSON WITH
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  9     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

                 1,308,571
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  10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
        CERTAIN SHARES*

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  11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

                 37.4%
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  12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

                 IN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!




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Item 1(a).        Name of Issuer.

                  Devcon International Corp.

Item 1(b).        Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices.

                  1350 E. Newport Center Drive, Suite 201
                  Deerfield Beach, Florida 33443

Item 2(a).        Name of Person Filing.

                  Donald L. Smith, Jr., an individual (the "Reporting Person").

Item 2(b).        Address of Principal Business Office.

                  1350 E. Newport Center Drive, Suite 201
                  Deerfield Beach, Florida 33443

Item 2(c).        Citizenship.

                  U.S.A.



Item 2(d).        Title of Class of Securities.

                  Common Stock, $0.10 Par Value

Item 2(e).        CUSIP Number.

                  251588109

Item 3.           If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
                  13d-2(b) or (c), identify the status of the person filing.

                  Not applicable.

Item 4.           Ownership.



                                     Amount
Reporting Person               Beneficially Owned(1)        Percent of Class(1)
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Donald L. Smith, Jr.               1,308,571                        37.4%
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                              Power to Vote(1)             Power to Dispose(1)
Reporting Person            Sole          Shared          Sole         Shared
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Donald L. Smith Jr.        305,571      1,003,000      305,571        1,003,000
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(1)      Donald L. Smith, Jr. has the sole power to vote and dispose of 305,571
         shares of Devcon Common Stock. Donald L. Smith, Jr. directly owns
         189,431 shares of Devcon Common Stock plus 116,140 shares issuable upon
         exercise of options that are presently exercisable. This does not
         include 14,560 shares that are issuable to Donald L. Smith, Jr. upon
         exercise of options that are not presently exercisable.

         Donald L. Smith, Jr. has the shared power to vote and dispose of
         1,003,000 shares of Devcon Common Stock. Donald L. Smith, Jr. is the
         sole shareholder, officer and director of Smithcon Investments, Inc.
         (the "Corporation"). The Corporation owns 17,628 shares of Devcon
         Common Stock directly. Donald L. Smith, Jr. as the sole shareholder,
         officer and director of the Corporation, has the power to vote and
         dispose of all voting common stock either owned or controlled by the
         Corporation. The Corporation is the general partner of Smithcon Family
         Investments Ltd. (the "Partnership"). The Partnership owns 985,372
         shares of Devcon Common Stock. The Corporation, as the sole general
         partner of the Partnership, and Donald L. Smith, Jr. (by virtue of his
         ownership of the Corporation), have the shared power to vote and
         dispose of Devcon Common Stock held by the Partnership. The Partnership
         has shared power to vote and dispose of the 985,372 shares of Devcon
         Common Stock owned by it.

         There are 3,383,173 shares of common stock outstanding.

Item 5.           Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

                  If this Statement is being filed to report the fact that as of
                  the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
                  beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
                  securities, check the following.

Item 6.           Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
                  Person.

                  Not applicable.

Item 7.           Identification  and  Classification  of the  Subsidiary  Which
                  Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
                  Company.

                  Not applicable.

Item 8.           Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

                  Not Applicable.

Item 9.           Notice of Dissolution of Group.

                  Not applicable.

Item 10.          Certification.

                  Not Applicable.




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                                                              SIGNATURES

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


 January 14, 2003                    /s/ Donald L. Smith, Jr.
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                                         DONALD L. SMITH, JR.



