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FL S1866

Resolution

Status

Passed

4/23/2019

Primary Sponsor

Ed Hooper

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Walter Loebenberg was born May 22, 1924, in Waechtersbach, Germany, and immigrated to the United States, arriving at Ellis Island on May 22, 1939, on his 15th birthday.
  • He served in the European theater during World War II, fought at the Battle of the Bulge, and received a Bronze Star from General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
  • He settled in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1969 with his wife Edie, whom he married for nearly 62 years.
  • He founded The Florida Holocaust Museum in 1992 to preserve the lessons of the Holocaust and honor its victims.
  • He died peacefully at home on January 29, 2019, survived by three children, eight grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

Legislative Description

Walter Loebenberg

Last Action

Adopted

4/23/2019

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