Vernon L. Dicks
Vernon Leslie Dicks | |
|---|---|
| 50th Mayor of Melbourne, Florida | |
| In office November 2, 1976 – November 13, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Richard V. Donahue, Sr. |
| Succeeded by | Harry C. Goode, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 18, 1917[1][2] St. Andrew, Jamaica[2] |
| Died | November 1, 2010 (aged 93)[1][2] Melbourne, Florida[2] |
| Spouse(s) | Polly Dicks, Juanita Dicks |
| Children | Denis, Karen Dicks Fields, Laura Dicks Barnett; stepchildren, Carol Hall, Susan Hester, Sheila Beindorff and Burt |
| Residence | Melbourne, Florida |
| Occupation | civil engineer |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army Air Corps[2] |
| Battles/wars | World War II[2] |
Vernon Leslie Dicks (February 18, 1917 – November 1, 2010) was a one-term mayor of Melbourne, Florida from 1976 to 1979.
He was born February 18, 1917 in St. Andrew Parish, Jamaica,[2] the son of Leslie Montrose Dicks and Ivy Eugenie Sicard Dicks.[3][4] His father died while he was still young.
He immigrated to the United States in 1928.[3]
In 1930, he was living in Manhattan, New York.[3]
He served the former city of Eau Gallie, and was one of the original council members after Eau Gallie and Melbourne merged in 1969.
He was a civil engineer with Pan Am at Kennedy Space Center.
Vernon titled his memoirs "But For His Grace"
Legacy[edit]
Vernon Dicks Drive in Melbourne is named for him.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ancient Faces
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Find a Grave
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X4P9-TH1 : accessed 12 Apr 2013), Vernon Leslie Dicks in entry for Ivy E Dicks, 1930.
- ↑ "Jamaica, Civil Birth Registration," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XN9P-BLF : accessed 12 Apr 2013), Ivy Eugenie Sicard Dicks in entry for Vernon Leslie Dicks, 1917.
| Preceded by Richard V. Donahue, Sr. |
Mayor of Melbourne, Florida November 2, 1976–November 13, 1979 |
Succeeded by Harry C. Goode, Jr. |
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