Background
Shine, Mary Tonissen was born on April 16, 1926 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Daughter of Otto John and Anna Ruth (Simms) T.
Shine, Mary Tonissen was born on April 16, 1926 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Daughter of Otto John and Anna Ruth (Simms) T.
Student, Salem College, 1944-1945; student, Greenleaf Business College, 1945-1946.
Secretary, Morris Plan Bank, Jacksonville, 1945-1946; secretary, Riverside Bank, Jacksonville, 1947; loan and discount teller, Northwestern Bank, Hendersonville, North Carolina, 1947-1948; secretary trust department, Florida National Bank, Jacksonville, 1948-1950; office manager, sales assistant, Harry E. Cummings Radio/television Republican, Jacksonville, 1950-1962; traffic and billing clerk, Station WJAX, Jacksonville, 1963-1964; media director, William Cook Advertising, Inc., Jacksonville, since 1966.
Board of directors Methodist Regional Hospital System, Jacksonville, 1986-1988, MorningStar School, Jacksonville, 1985-1988. Committee member Communications Committee, Drug and Substance Abuse Committee, Episcopal Diocese Florida, Jacksonville, 1984-1988. Member Jacksonville Advertising Federation (board directors 1972-1981, treasurer 1973-1974, vice president 1974-1976, president 1976-1977, 77-78, Silver medal 1988, life).
Married James Munnerlyn Shine, Mar.12, 1955. Children: James Munnerlyn Junior, Wallace Tonissen.