Editing Walter Wicke

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| subject_name   =Walter E. Wicke
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| date_of_birth  =[[November 25]], [[1895]]
| place_of_birth =Pensacola
| date_of_death  =[[November 11]], [[1966]]
| place_of_death =Pensacola
| occupation     =[[Pensacola City Council]]<br/>[[Mayor of Pensacola]]<br/>Manager, [[Pensacola Municipal Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]]
| religion       =[[First Presbyterian Church|Presbyterian]]
| spouse         =[[Mamie Lee Wicke]]
| parents        =
| children       =[[Edward Wicke]]<br/>[[James Wicke]]<br/>[[Joanne Wicke Ragdale]]
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'''Walter E. Wicke''' was [[mayor of Pensacola]] from [[1943]] to [[1947]].

Born in Pensacola on [[November 25]], [[1895]], Wicke's family was one of the area's first major plumbing contractors. He served in the Army during [[World War I]], deployed in Britain and France.

Wicke became interested in government during the [[Depression]] and joined the [[Pensacola City Council|City Council]] in [[1937]], on which he served for ten years. He was [[Mayor of Pensacola|mayor]] for the last four years.

In [[1955]] Wicke became the first manager of the newly built [[Pensacola Municipal Auditorium]]. He served in this position until his death in [[1966]]. He is buried in [[St. John's Cemetery]].

He was survived by his wife, [[Mamie Lee Wicke|Mamie Lee]], sons [[Edward Wicke|Edward]] and [[James Wicke|James]] and a foster daughter, [[Joanne Wicke Ragdale]].

==Honor and associations==
*Member, American Legion
*Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars
*[[Scottish Rite Mason]], 32nd degree
*[[Fiesta of Five Flags|Fiesta]] monarch of the [[Zelica Grotto]]
*Elder, [[First Presbyterian Church]]
*[[Rotary|Rotarian]]
*Recipient, Boy Scout "Silver Beaver Award"
*Member, Tuberculosis Association
*Active with [[Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce|Chamber of Commerce]]

==References==
*[http://www.stjohnshistoriccemetery.com/pensacolas_heritages/government.htm#w_wicke St. John's Cemetery profile]


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[[Category:Mayors of the City of Pensacola|Wicke, Walter]] [[Category:People buried in St. John's Cemetery|Wicke, Walter]]