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                 Rufus R. Whitis

   Born June 7, 1907 in White Plains, N.Y.
   Went through High School in Pleasanville, N.Y. where he was
Captain of the football team and the Baseball team.
   In 1928 he went to work for W.R. Grace & Co in their Nitrate
Department.  When the stock market crash came Grace & Co.  did away
with the whole Department.  Then Rufus started helping out his Dad
who was a Municipal Bond Broker
   We were married in 1932 and over the years we had five sones.
We came to Florida from Duxbury, Mass.  He had been in business for
himself.
   In 1954 Dr Nance was President of the Univerity of Tampa.  He
offered Rufus the position of Director of Maintenanc.  Which he handled
well, enjoying the challenges and especially the students to whom he
was a friend.  In 1961 the students dedicated their Year book, The
Moroccan to him.
   Then Dr. Delo became President and Rufus became Director Of
Personell.  
   WDAE gave him a certificate of Businessman of the Day.
   Rufus retired from the University of Tampa in 1972 with a
Proclamation that it be known as "Rufus Whitis Day" in appreciation
for nineteen years of dedicated service.

[Remainder handwritten:]
1946 - moved to Mass (39)
1949 - moved to FL (42)
1951 - bought house (44)
1954 - New Career (47)
1965 - Retired (65)
1987 - died (80)


[I believe this was typed by my Grandmother Ruth Josephine (Roome) Whitis -MRW]
[The handwritten notes were apparently written by my Dad, David M. Whitis -MRW]