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| image_name =VinceWhibbs.jpg
| image_size =200px
| image_caption =Vince Whibbs, Sr.
| date_of_birth =[[February 8]], [[1920]]
| place_of_birth =Buffalo, New York
| date_of_death =[[May 30]], [[2006]]
| place_of_death =Pensacola, Florida
| occupation =car Automobile dealer, politician<br/>[[Pensacola City Council]]<br/>[[Mayor of Pensacola]]
| religion =Catholic
| spouse =[[Anna Marie Stuart Whibbs]]
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, he the [[Pensacola City Council]] voted 9-0 to name the Community Maritime Park after him.
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