Acknowledgments

As with any work of this type, authors are dependent upon the generosity of the pioneers responsible for helping make the history. In this instance, the authors are also sincerely grateful to the members of the LEE COUNTY PORT AUTHORITY for giving them the opportunity to explore and write about this facet of our area's history.

Individuals who were of invaluable assistance included Susan Sanders of the Lee County Port Authority and Laurel Smith of Gravina Associates, along with their staffs.

Additionally, we wish to thank: former Mayor Oscar M. Corbin, Jr., former County Commissioner Harry Rodda, former National Airlines Manager William H. Marcum, Perry Snell, Fred Bryant, the Fort Myers News-Press, Malcolm Schroeder, Ed Wilson, Richard Beattie, Patti Bartlett and the staff at the Fort Myers Historical Museum, Mrs. Louise Chamberlin, Gary LeTellier, Lavon Wisher, Ben Pratt, Chet Perry, Marie Adams in the Fort Myers City Clerk's Office, Wayne and Mavis Miller, Dr. Warren Compton, Ed Fink, Lee County Port Authority Executive Director Paul Doherty, Don Vecchie and Bill Rivers.

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