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Luka Kuljis was born in Milna, Brac, Croatia in 1886 and immigrated to New York in 1904 aboard the “Julia Treiste” working his way to...
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- Sep 23
- 2 min
Jay Trochesset
One of the Gulf Coast’s most experienced captains, Jay Trochesset has served over 50 years chartering the waters of the Mississippi Sound...
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- Sep 23
- 2 min
Jules Pierre “JP” Trochesset, Jr.
Born in 1920, JP Trochesset was a native Biloxian born to a family of boat builders, including his father, Jules Pierre Trochesset, Sr....
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- Sep 20
- 1 min
Joseph Lee Murray
Born in 1909, Joseph Lee Murray came to Biloxi as a child and immediately found himself at home among the fishermen of the area. At the...
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- Aug 14
- 2 min
Germain Tony David, Sr.
Born in Youngsville, LA in 1915, Tony David was the son of Henry and Rosa David. In his 80 years as a resident of Biloxi, he served in...
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- Aug 14
- 2 min
John Steve Zorich
Immigrating from Privlaka, Croatiain 1907 at the age of twenty-four, John Zorich came to America, arriving at New Orleans aboard the...
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- Aug 14
- 2 min
Michael Kopszywa, Sr.
The son of Stanley “Rook” Kopszywa and Lola Mae Broussard, Michael Kopszywa was born in Biloxi in 1949. As early as the age of three,...
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- Aug 12
- 4 min
Lois “L.J.” Fountain, Jr.
Lois Joseph Fountain, Jr. was born on January 1, 1930, on the Back Bay of Biloxi. He was the eldest of thirteen children born to Lois and...
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- Aug 8
- 2 min
Oliver Steven Bosarge
Oliver Steven Bosarge was born August 31, 1958, into a family that can trace its heritage to the first French settlers of the Gulf Coast...
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- Aug 6
- 2 min
Ivan “John” Skrnich, Sr.
Ivan Skrnich, who was known as “John”, immigrated to the United States from Milna, on the Island of Brac, in the Austrian/Hungarian...
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- Aug 6
- 2 min
Joseph “Sonny” Powell
The son of Willis and Dora Fayard Powell, Joseph was born in the St. Martin community of North Biloxi in 1935. With his father working...
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- Aug 6
- 2 min
Julius Dolze Broussard
Born at Point Cadet, Biloxi in 1936, Julius Broussard spent his early years in the Cruso Camps, but felt he was raised in a “virtual...
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- Aug 6
- 2 min
Obrey "Captain Shobe" Langlinais
Obrey Langlinais was one of 19 children, and one twin of five sets, born to Reaux and Ophelia LeBlanc Langlinais. Born in 1901 in...
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- Jan 19
- 2 min
John “Captain Bill” Cosmich
John Cosmich was born in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi in 1909. When he moved to the Point Cadet area of Biloxi, John began his work in the...
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outreach789
- Nov 10, 2023
- 2 min
John Mark “Bruno” Rosetti
John Mark Rosetti was born in Biloxi in 1912, to Giovanni (John) Paulo Johann Rosetti and Sima (Simeona) Kovacevich, who had earlier...
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outreach789
- Nov 10, 2023
- 1 min
Mark S. Compton
Biloxi native, Mark Compton, grew up fishing the Gulf waters aboard the HAPPY LANDING with his father, John Compton, Sr., a Chandeleur...
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- Nov 6, 2023
- 2 min
Alvin Milton Raymond Baker
Alvin Baker was born and raised on Deer Island, just off the Biloxi shore in 1941. Born the son of a third-generation fisherman, Alvin...
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- Nov 6, 2023
- 2 min
Lewis “Captain Hooks” Langlinais
Lewis Voorhis Langlinais was born in 1916, in Youngsville, Louisiana, to Jules and Livie Langlinais. At the age of nine years, the family...
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- Oct 31, 2023
- 2 min
Herman William Rieux, Jr.
A native of Hancock County, Herman Rieux, also known by friends and family as “Ribs” and “Rosemond”, has contributed to the growth,...
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- Oct 30, 2023
- 1 min
Peter M. “Mutt” Jurich
Peter M. Jurich was born on the island of Brac, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia to Dominick and Katherine Sekul Jurich. He and his four...
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