Watson B. Duncan III (1915-1991) of Charleston, South Carolina, taught English, Speech, and Drama at Palm Beach Community College for 43 years, from 1948-1991. His energy and passion kept his…
Henry "Harry" DuBois (1871-1924) was born in Holmdel, New Jersey, where he worked on the family farm. At age 16, he began spending the winters working for a Merritt Island…
Alexander Wallace Dreyfoos, Jr. (1932- ) was born in Mount Vernon, New York, and graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Business School. In 1963 Dreyfoos co-founded Photo…
Edwin Harris Drew (1903-1978) was born in Georgia and came to Palm Beach County in his teens. He graduated in 1923 from Stetson University. Drew was attorney for the Town…
Paul Albert Dreher (1903-1993), known as the "Johnny Appleseed" of West Palm Beach, was born in Germany, where he earned a degree in horticulture from the University of Hohen-Heim in…
Otto B. "Buz" DiVosta, Jr. (1934- ) was born in Stamford, Connecticut, and moved to south Florida with his family when he was twelve. At twenty, DiVosta married Betty J.…
de Hoernle, Count and Countess
Count (1903-1998) and Countess (1912-2016) de Hoernle both emigrated from Germany to New York in their youth. Adolph, Count de Hoernle, came alone from Pforzheim in…
Arthur Vining Davis (1867-1962) was born a minister's son in Massachusetts, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Amherst College in 1888. His minister-father found him a job with the…
Frank Malcolm Cunningham, Sr. (1927-1978) was born in Plant City, Florida, one of eight children in a farming family. He attended Florida A&M University, where he met and married Nealia…
Marshall McAllister Criser Jr. (1928- ) was born in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Criser earned his bachelor's degree in business administration and his law degree at the University of Florida,…
Anthony "A.C." Carter (1960- ) was born in Riviera Beach, where he played football at Suncoast High School, running 87 yards for a touchdown in his first game.
After four years…
Mark John "Calc" Calcavecchia (1960- ) was born in Laurel, Nebraska, where he started playing golf. His family moved to West Palm Beach, where Calcavecchia graduated from North Shore High…