Langdon Webster Goodyear Jr. (June 13, 1924 – October 4, 2006)
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That year residents of Eau Gallie and Melbourne voted to merge their governmen ...
, from December 1955 to December 1956.
Early life
Langdon Webster Goodyear Jr. was born on June 13, 1924, in Inverness
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, Florida
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to Langdon Goodyear, Sr. (1888–1967) and his wife Sara V. Priest (1901–1994). He graduated from Lakeland High School and attended Florida Southern College
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. In 1960, he graduated from the University of Florida
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, School of Pharmacy.
Career
During World War II
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, he served with the 349th Infantry, 88th Division "Blue Devils". He earned the Bronze Star Medal
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Wh ...
and the French Liberation Medal
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.
After earning his Pharmacy degree after the War, he horked at Coleman's Pharmacy in Eau Gallie, and in 1956, he opened Goodyear Pharmacy at the corner of Eau Gallie and Highland Avenues. He later worked as a manager at Grey's Drug Store, Broward Drug, and retired from SupeRx Drugs in 1989.
Public office
From December 1955 to December 1956, Goodyear served as the 30th Mayor of Eau Gallie, Florida, today known as Melbourne, Florida
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.[Mayors - Chronological Order of Terms of Service - (old) City of Eau Fallie, Melbourne City Clerk's Office]
Personal life
He was married to Katheryn "Kitty" Louise Roux (1923–2016) and lived in Dunnellon
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/ref> Together they had:
*Langdon Webster Goodyear III (1946–1946)
*Stuart Scott Goodyear (1953–1955)
*Randy Goodyear
*Tod Goodyear
*Kathy Goodyear Slattery
A practicing Methodist, Goodyear taught Sunday School and Bible study. He also wrote poetry and short stories
Goodyear died on October 4, 2006, in Polk County Polk County is the name of twelve counties in the United States, all except two named after president of the United States James Knox Polk:
* Polk County, Arkansas
* Polk County, Florida
* Polk County, Georgia
* Polk County, Iowa
* Polk Count ...
, Florida
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.
Associations
* Member, Lambda Chi Alpha
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fraternity
* Founding President, Eau Gallie Kiwanis Club
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* Founding President, Eau Gallie Lions Club
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(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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* Member, Eau Gallie Masons Lodge
* Member, Harbor City Boat Club
* Member, Eau Gallie Police Auxiliary
* Member, Brevard County Sheriff Auxiliary and Posse
* Member, Brevard County Pharmacy Association
* Member, St. Paul's Methodist Church
References
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1924 births
2006 deaths
American Freemasons
Methodists from Florida
United States Army personnel of World War II
20th-century American pharmacists
Florida city council members
Florida Southern College alumni
Mayors of Melbourne, Florida
People from Inverness, Florida
People from Polk County, Florida
University of Florida alumni
20th-century American politicians
People from Eau Gallie, Florida
People from Dunnellon, Florida
Pharmacists from Florida