Leo Eleuterius, Sr.
Leo Eleuterius, Sr. was a boat captain and a tradesman in Biloxi’s seafood industry. Throughout his lifetime, Leo worked in many...
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Neville Joseph "TeJean" Broussard
Neville Joseph Broussard, known affectionately as “TeJean”, was a boat owner and captain who made his livelihood in Biloxi, Mississippi....
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Fritz Santa Cruz
Throughout Fritz Santa Cruz’ life, he captained a variety of schooners. Fritz was born on March 8, 1870, in an area of Harrison County...
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Charles E. "Sonny" Weems
Charles E Weems Jr., known affectionately as “Sonny,” was a boat owner and commercial processor from Ocean Springs, Mississippi. He...
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Carroll Peck Williams
Carroll E. Williams, affectionately known as “Peck” was a commercial fisherman and former baseball player from Biloxi, Mississippi. He...
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Mike Sekul
Born on May 13, 1911, in Biloxi, Mike Sekul was the son of Steven C. Sekul and Lucia Trebotich. Steven C. Sekul was an immigrant from...
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Joseph H. Leckich
Born August 17th, 1935, Joseph H. Leckich arrived at the legacy of a seafood workforce that he would help shape throughout his life. His...
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John Mavar, Sr.
Captain John Mavar was a fisherman, boat owner and shipbuilder who had a modest beginning but achieved stunning success. Mavar was born...
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Stanley T. "Rook" Kopszywa
The “Bohemian” or seasonal seafood worker helped shape the expanding town of Biloxi, Mississippi during the turn of the twentieth century....
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Sam Smolcich
Sam Smolcich was a boat owner and commercial fisherman who lived in the Point Cadet neighborhood of Biloxi. The Smolich family immigrated...
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Thomas C. Plylar, Sr.
Born in Parrish, Alabama in 1911, Thomas C. Plylar was one of five children born to George and Margrate Plylar. George was a...
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Anthony "Tony" Mihojevich
Anthony “Tony” Mihojevich was a captain and boat owner who made his career upon the bountiful waters of the Gulf Coast in Biloxi,...
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William "Billy" Thiroux
William “Billy” Thiroux is a boat owner and commercial fisherman from Ocean Springs, Mississippi. For over sixty years, Thiroux operated...
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Thomas J. "Tommy" Schultz, Jr.
For over thirty-five years, Thomas Schultz, Jr. captained his Biloxi lugger, the Reva Rose. Thomas was born on October 22, 1932; he grew...
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Richard C. Kopszywa
Richard C. Kopszywa, affectionately known as “Rick” is a boat owner and captain from Biloxi, Mississippi. He is notable as being the...
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Peter Martin Skrmetta
Peter Martin Skrmetta was a boat owner and captain who found success in his adopted home of Biloxi, Mississippi. Skrmetta captained the...
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John DeSilvey
If one were to walk down East Rodriguez Street of the community of d’Iberville in 1986, they would likely encounter the historical boat...
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John Joseph Kersanac
John Joseph Kersanac a boat owner and captain, born in late 1884, at Lovran, Istria County, Croatia. John was the son of Joseph Kersanac...
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Leon V. Richie, Sr.
Leon Vern Richie Sr. was a commercial seafood processor from Biloxi, Mississippi, born on November 3, 1924. Leon was the son of Eula and...
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Edwin Jacquet
Captain Edwin Jacquet is a boat owner and boat builder from Biloxi, Mississippi. Edwin Jacquet was born in 1926 and got his start in the...
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