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| + | '''Walter E. Wicke''' was [[mayor of Pensacola]] from 1943 to 1947. |
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| − | | date_of_birth =[[November 25]], [[1895]]
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| − | | place_of_birth =Pensacola
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| − | | date_of_death =[[November 11]], [[1966]]
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| − | | place_of_death =Pensacola
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| − | | occupation =[[Pensacola City Council]]<br/>[[Mayor of Pensacola]]<br/>Manager, [[Pensacola Municipal Auditorium|Municipal Auditorium]]
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| − | | religion =[[First Presbyterian Church|Presbyterian]]
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| − | | spouse =[[Mamie Lee Wicke]]
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| − | | children =[[Edward Wicke]]<br/>[[James Wicke]]<br/>[[Joanne Wicke Ragdale]]
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| − | '''Walter Eugene Wicke''' was [[mayor of Pensacola]] from [[1943]] to [[1947]]. | |
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| − | 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.
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| − | 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.
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| − | 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]].
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| − | 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]].
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| − | ==Honor and associations==
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| − | *Member, American Legion
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| − | *Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars
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| − | *[[Scottish Rite Mason]], 32nd degree
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| − | *[[Fiesta of Five Flags|Fiesta]] monarch of the [[Zelica Grotto]]
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| − | *Elder, [[First Presbyterian Church]]
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| − | *[[Rotary|Rotarian]]
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| − | *Recipient, Boy Scout "Silver Beaver Award"
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| − | *Member, Tuberculosis Association
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| − | *Active with [[Pensacola Bay Area Chamber of Commerce|Chamber of Commerce]]
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| − | ==References==
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| − | *[http://www.stjohnshistoriccemetery.com/pensacolas_heritages/government.htm#w_wicke St. John's Cemetery profile]
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