Background
Prince,, G. L. was born on February 4, 1922 in Carroll County, Georgia, United States. Son of Golie L. and Maude (Maxwell) Prince.
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G. L. Prince
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Education
Student, W. Georgia Junior College, 1940—1941.
Career
Store manager Kroger Company, Atlanta, store trainer, 1945—1955. General manager retail operations Hudson & Thompson Company, Montgomery, Alabama, 1955—1959. Owner, manager Piggly Wiggly Supermarket, Fort Walton Beach, Florida, from 1959, Niceville, from 1979.
Director 1st City Bank, Prince, Inc., Wright Grocery Company, Penn-Max, Inc., Northgate, Inc., Wright Shopping Center, Inc., Prince Enterprizes. Former chairman Okaloosa County Planning and Zoning Commission. Board directors, past president local Humane Society.
Board directors Florida Arthritis Foundation, from 1969. Past president Northwest Florida Region chapter. Served United States Army, World World War II European Theatre of Operations.
Membership
Member of Committee 100 Okaloosa County, Fort Walton Chamber of Commerce (past director, committee chairman), National Grocers Association, Retail Grocers Association Florida, Food Marketing Institute, Elks, Civitan.
Connections
Married Catherine Pennington, April 30, 1947. Children: Mark M., Mitzi Prince Henley.
