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House Bill 9099




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9099

        By Representative Minton






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution expressing appreciation to Arthur

  3         William "Bink" Glisson.

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  5         WHEREAS, Wellington pioneer Arthur William "Bink"

  6  Glisson, who lived on Wellington before it acquired its name,

  7  was born August 2, 1914, at Welaka, on the St. Johns River,

  8  and, as an infant, was brought by his parents to Palm Beach

  9  County, where he has continued to reside since that time, and

10         WHEREAS, Bink Glisson survived the ravages of the

11  devastating hurricanes of 1926 and 1928 and has since

12  witnessed many changes in the Glades area, some wrought by

13  nature, some by time, and some by Bink himself, and

14         WHEREAS, Bink Glisson saw action in the Pacific Theater

15  during World War II as a member of the United States Navy,

16  and, while stationed at Key West, met Edward R. Stettinius,

17  Secretary of State under President Roosevelt, a meeting which

18  was to change the direction of Bink's life, and

19         WHEREAS, after the war, Bink Glisson became associated

20  with Mr. Stettinius as estate superintendent, boat captain,

21  and trusted friend and, after the death of Stettinius, Bink

22  helped his widow sell the estate to C.O. Wellington, and

23         WHEREAS, continuing to act as agent for Wellington,

24  Bink Glisson eventually amassed an area of 18,000 acres and

25  formed the Acme Drainage District, later to become the Acme

26  Improvement District, which allowed drainage of the acreage,

27  thus making the land suitable for farming and ranching, and

28         WHEREAS, as its first employee, Bink Glisson served as

29  supervisor and executive director of Acme for 40 years, during

30  which time 10,000 acres of the district were sold to Jim Nall,

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9099

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  1  the first developer of what has become the Village of

  2  Wellington, and

  3         WHEREAS, in considering the changes that have taken

  4  place during his lifetime, Bink Glisson conceived the idea of

  5  a museum, and today the Bink Glisson Historical Museum will

  6  afford a unique opportunity for both residents and visitors to

  7  learn from its fine collections, NOW, THEREFORE,

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  9  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

10  Florida:

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12         That the House of Representatives pauses in its

13  deliberations to pay tribute to Arthur William "Bink" Glisson

14  for his part in the birth of the Village of Wellington and for

15  the establishment of the Bink Glisson Historical Museum.

16         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

17  be presented to Arthur William "Bink" Glisson as a tangible

18  token of the sentiments expressed herein.

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