Background
Dykstra, Francis Earl was born on November 3, 1905 in Pella, Iowa, United States. Son of John F. and Josephine (Thomassen) Dykstra.
Dykstra, Francis Earl was born on November 3, 1905 in Pella, Iowa, United States. Son of John F. and Josephine (Thomassen) Dykstra.
British Computer Society, Drake University, 1927.
Field representative, Stern Finance Company, Des Moines, 1927-1928;
branch manager, Midwest Commercial Credit Company, Sioux City and Mason City, Iowa., 1928-1929;
with, Interstate Finance Corporation, Dubuque, Iowa., 1929-1942;
branch manager,, Madison, Wisconsin, 1931-1942;
custodian alien property, United States Government, New York City, 1942-1944;
with, Thorp Finance Corporation, Wisconsin, 1944-1954;
vice president, Marathon Finance Corporation subsidiary, Wausau, Wisconsin, 1948-1954;
president, Rock Finance Company, Green Bay, Wisconsin, 1954-1961;
with, Sunrise (Florida) Golf Development Corporation (and affiliated companies), 1961-1985;
president, Sunrise (Florida) Golf Development Corporation (and affiliated companies), 1965-1985. President Public Utilities Corporation, 1965-1969, Uniflow Gas Company, Inc., 1965-1973. Member Executive Committee Plantation 1st National Bank, 1973-1985, board directors.
Board directors Landmark Bank of Sunrise, Chairman of the Board, 1974-1977. Board directors, chairman audit committee Landmark 1st National Bank Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Member city council Sunrise, 1961-1966. Member Wisconsin Association Finance Companies (president), Wisconsin Consumer Finance Association (board directors), American Finance Conference, American Industrial Bankers Association, Greater Plantation Chamber of Commerce (board directors), Sunrise Chamber of Commerce (founder, chairman), Elks, Rotary, Delta Sigma Pi, Tau Kappa Epsilon.
Married Virginia Warner, January 18, 1936.