Langdon Webster Goodyear Jr. (June 13, 1924 – October 4, 2006)Polk County Democrat
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, from December 1955 to December 1956.

Early life

Langdon Webster Goodyear Jr. was born on June 13, 1924, in

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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

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. In 1960, he graduated from the

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, School of Pharmacy.

Career

During

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, he served with the 349th Infantry, 88th Division "Blue Devils". He earned the

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and the

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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 SupeR_x Drugs in 1989.

Public office

From December 1955 to December 1956, Goodyear served as the 30th Mayor of Eau Gallie, Florida, today known as

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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

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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

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Associations

* Member,

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fraternity * Founding President, Eau Gallie

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* Founding President, Eau Gallie

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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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