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{{Infobox Biography | {{Infobox Biography | ||
| subject_name =Vincent John Whibbs, Sr. | | subject_name =Vincent John Whibbs, Sr. | ||
| image_name =VinceWhibbs.jpg | | image_name =VinceWhibbs.jpg | ||
| image_size =200px | | image_size =200px | ||
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| date_of_birth =[[February 8]], [[1920]] | | date_of_birth =[[February 8]], [[1920]] | ||
| place_of_birth =Buffalo, New York | | place_of_birth =Buffalo, New York | ||
| date_of_death =[[May 30]], [[2006]] | | date_of_death =[[May 30]], [[2006]] | ||
| place_of_death =Pensacola, Florida | | place_of_death =Pensacola, Florida | ||
− | | occupation = | + | | occupation =car dealer, politician |
| religion =Catholic | | religion =Catholic | ||
| spouse =[[Anna Marie Stuart Whibbs]] | | spouse =[[Anna Marie Stuart Whibbs]] | ||
| parents = | | parents = | ||
− | | children =[[Ann Whibbs Brown]]<br/> | + | | children =[[Ann Whibbs Brown]]<br/>Vincent John Whibbs, Jr.<br/>William Joseph Whibbs<br/>Kathleen Whibbs Matthews<br/>Gregory Michael Whibbs, Sr.<br/>Mark Thomas Whibbs, Sr.<br/>[[John Paul Whibbs]] |
}} | }} | ||
'''Vincent John Whibbs, Sr.''' ([[1920]]-[[2006]]) was a [[mayor of Pensacola]], businessman and civic leader. | '''Vincent John Whibbs, Sr.''' ([[1920]]-[[2006]]) was a [[mayor of Pensacola]], businessman and civic leader. | ||
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Born [[February 8]], [[1920]] in Buffalo, New York, Vince Whibbs joined the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors in 1940 while attending the University of Buffalo. During World War II he served as a fighter pilot and flight instructor with the U.S. Army Air Corps. | Born [[February 8]], [[1920]] in Buffalo, New York, Vince Whibbs joined the Pontiac Motor Division of General Motors in 1940 while attending the University of Buffalo. During World War II he served as a fighter pilot and flight instructor with the U.S. Army Air Corps. | ||
− | [[Image:VinceWhibbsPontiacSign | + | [[Image:VinceWhibbsPontiacSign|thumb|left|Vince Whibbs in front of the Pontiac dealership he founded.]] |
He returned to the Pontiac Motor Division in 1946 and became a zone manager before resigning in [[1958]] to open [[Vince Whibbs Pontiac]] in Pensacola. Today the dealership is the Pensacola area dealer for Cadillac, Buick, Pontiac, GMC Truck and Saab. He was also the founder of Pacific Motor Co., a General Motors dealership in Taipei, Taiwan. Whibbs served as chairman of the board of [[AmSouth Bank]]s of Florida and as a director of AmSouth Bank Corp. He also served on the board of directors of the [[Southern Company]], Georgia Power Company and [[Gulf Power Company]]. | He returned to the Pontiac Motor Division in 1946 and became a zone manager before resigning in [[1958]] to open [[Vince Whibbs Pontiac]] in Pensacola. Today the dealership is the Pensacola area dealer for Cadillac, Buick, Pontiac, GMC Truck and Saab. He was also the founder of Pacific Motor Co., a General Motors dealership in Taipei, Taiwan. Whibbs served as chairman of the board of [[AmSouth Bank]]s of Florida and as a director of AmSouth Bank Corp. He also served on the board of directors of the [[Southern Company]], Georgia Power Company and [[Gulf Power Company]]. | ||
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A former member of the boards of trustees of [[Pensacola Junior College]] and the [[University of West Florida]], Whibbs was awarded an honorary doctorate by UWF for his many years of public service. A founding member of [[St. Paul's Catholic Church]], Whibbs was appointed by Pope John Paul II as a Knight of St. Gregory in [[1995]]. In the final months of his life, he became a passionate advocate for the [[Community Maritime Park]] project, occupying the third principal position in the [[Community Maritime Park Associates]] group after the death of his friend, [[Vice Admiral Jack Fetterman]]. | A former member of the boards of trustees of [[Pensacola Junior College]] and the [[University of West Florida]], Whibbs was awarded an honorary doctorate by UWF for his many years of public service. A founding member of [[St. Paul's Catholic Church]], Whibbs was appointed by Pope John Paul II as a Knight of St. Gregory in [[1995]]. In the final months of his life, he became a passionate advocate for the [[Community Maritime Park]] project, occupying the third principal position in the [[Community Maritime Park Associates]] group after the death of his friend, [[Vice Admiral Jack Fetterman]]. | ||
− | Whibbs passed away on [[May 30]], [[2006]], at the age of 86. On [[August 24]], 2006, | + | Whibbs passed away on [[May 30]], [[2006]], at the age of 86. On [[August 24]], 2006, he [[Pensacola City Council]] voted 9-0 to name the Community Maritime Park after him. |
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− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:People|Whibbs, Vince]] |
+ | [[Category:Mayors of the City of Pensacola|Whibbs, Vince]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Veterans of World War II|Whibbs, Vince]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Paul Harris Fellows|Whibbs, Vince]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Civic leaders|Whibbs, Vince]] |