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Martin E. "Pat" Murphy (1893-1964)

Murphy, Martin E.

September 9, 20240Comments
Martin E. "Pat" Murphy (1893-1964) first visited Palm Beach County in 1922 as a bridge consultant hired to investigate why the Royal Park Bridge had collapsed before it had officially…

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Charles Alexander Munn, Sr.

Munn, Sr. , Charles A.

September 9, 20240Comments
Charles Alexander Munn, Sr. was born July 23, 1885, in Chicago, Illinois, the oldest child of Charles Munn (d. 1903) and Caroline "Carrie" Louise Gurnee Armour (1862-1922). Charles's father emigrated…

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Arthur & _Sydelle Meyer

Meyer, Arthur & Sydelle

September 9, 20240Comments
Arthur I. Meyer (1916-2008) was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He earned an accounting degree from New York University and in 1938 a law degree from New York…

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Luciano "Lou" Martinez (1948-2003)

Martinez, Luciano

September 8, 20240Comments
Luciano "Lou" Martinez (1948-2003) was born in Havana, Cuba, and moved to Miami when he was twelve. He came to Palm Beach County after earning a degree in social work…

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Howard Brougham Major (1882 - 1974)

Major, Howard B.

September 8, 20240Comments
Howard Brougham Major (1882 - 1974) was born in New York, the grandson of a lithographer and the son of a printer's artist. Major studied at the New York Atelier…

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Gustav Adam Maass, Jr. (1893-1964)

Maass, Jr. , Gustav A.

September 8, 20240Comments
Gustav Adam Maass, Jr. (1893-1964) was born in New Orleans, the third of eight children of German immigrants. His father was a mechanical engineer. Maass grew up in New Orleans…

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Richard "Dick" & Pat Johnson (1930-2012)

Johnson, Richard S.

September 7, 20240Comments
Richard Salisbury "Dick" Johnson (1930-2012) and Patsy Ann "Pat" Seaton (1931- ) were both delivered, nearly a year apart, by Dr. W. W. George at a maternity home on Kenilworth…

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Addison Hines (1928-2003)

Hines, Addison

September 7, 20240Comments
Addison Hines (1928-2003) was born in Chester, Pennsylvania, the second child of Addison Hines Sr. , an electrical engineer, and Pauline Powell Hines. His high school yearbook showed he was…

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George Greenberg (1915-2007)

Greenberg, George

September 7, 20240Comments
George Greenberg (1915-2007), owner of Pioneer Linens, was born in Lake Worth. His Austrian father, Max Greenberg, founded Pioneer Hardware in 1912, providing settlers to the new town whatever they…

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Clarence Henry Geist (1866-1938)

Geist, Clarence H.

September 7, 20240Comments
Clarence Henry Geist (1866-1938), former owner of the Boca Raton Club, was raised on an Indiana farm. At 19 he left home to seek success. Geist was a railroad conductor…

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Victor W. Farris (1910-1985)

Farris, Victor W.

September 7, 20240Comments
Victor W. Farris (1910-1985), Industrialist-Inventor, was born in Buffalo, New York where he attended the University of Buffalo and later continued his education at M. I. T. He manufactured many…

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George Thomas Elmore

Elmore, George T.

September 7, 20240Comments
George Thomas Elmore was born in Newcastle, Pennsylvania, where he worked from a young age for his uncle's paving business. After high school, Elmore came to Fort Lauderdale to work…

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