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Alfred I. du Pont was a member of the Du Pont family that built the American chemical company DuPont, but he was forced out of the family business in 1916. He was a successful inventor, industrialist, musician, investor and philanthropist. Alfred du Pont stated, “It has been my firm conviction throughout life that it is the duty of everyone in the world to do what is within his power to alleviate human suffering.” The Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust has provided over $2 Billion in funding for Nemours since 1935. According to the Nemours website, Alfred I. du Pont has become "the most generous benefactor on behalf of children’s health and health care in modern history".

in 1936, and dedicated to improving the health of children. The Foundation operates the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware; the Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando's Medical City; and Nemours Children’s Clinics in Delaware, Florida, Pennsylvania & New Jersey. They also sponsor the KidsHealth website, which provides information about the health, behavior, and development of children from birth to adulthood. The site has different content sections for children, teenagers and parents; approximately 850,000 people visit the link every weekday.

The Nemours Mansion and Gardens in Wilmington, Delaware is also owned and operated by the Nemours Foundation.

The foundation is the sole beneficiary of the Alfred I. duPont Testamentary Trust. Alfred du Pont’s will stipulated that the trust would make an annual disbursement of an amount equal to 3% of the trust’s value. For 2009, that would be $138 million.

When Alfred died in 1935, he left behind an estate valued at $40 million and a last will and testament with specific instructions for the creation of a charitable foundation primarily devoted to providing health care services to children. The foundation was named for the beloved homeland of the duPont family in France—Nemours. In 1940 Nemours Foundation opened its first health care institution, The Alfred I. duPont Institute, now known as Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware. Originally a hospital for crippled children, the Institute was the primary focus of Nemours’ work for more than 40 years.

The foundation’s second major benefactor was one of the original Trustees of the duPont estate, Edward Ball. Ball was Alfred duPont’s trusted associate and brother of third wife Jessie Ball duPont. Mr. Ball spent most of his life managing the investments of duPont and building the assets of the Trust. He was strongly criticized for obsessively reinvesting the trust’s income instead of fully respecting duPont’s will, which stipulated that trust income be used to care for children and indigent elderly of Delaware. However, when Mr. Ball died in 1981, he left the greatest portion of his own estate for the care of handicapped children in Florida. The trust’s purse strings were loosened and new programs were aggressively created.

By 1981, Nemours had established the Nemours Health Clinic, a program of care for the elderly in Delaware. That same year, Nemours also made its second major commitment to children’s health care by purchasing Hope Haven Children’s Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, renaming it Nemours Children’s Hospital. Jacksonville had been a second home and business base for Alfred I. and Jessie Ball duPont, where they built a home called Epping Forest to enjoy the warmer climate and the St. John’s River.

In 1984, a long-range plan was fashioned for Nemours Foundation: a vision for children’s care in Florida and Delaware, using hospitals and physicians to provide treatment toward a “cure” for a range of pediatric scourges, involving the best skill and talent available for such conditions. Nemours’ renewed vision also called for research and teaching to create the academic environment where excellence can flourish.

Today, the Nemours Foundation, headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, operates five pediatric hospitals and numerous clinics in Delaware, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania that treat 250,000 acutely and chronically ill children each year. The DuPont Trust, with assets of approximately $4 billion, assures the future of Nemours.

References

Heritage Tower fountain w/torch https://myweb.fsu.edu/jkoslow/studentprojects/pubhisfall06website/heritage.html

Reynolds Residence Hall, Convocation Way, Dorman and Deviney Residence Halls, President's house Milton Carothers hall Dirac Science Library, Sally Hall, FSU Student Union, Leach, Francis Eppes Hall and B.K. Roberts Hall. renamed College of Criminology and Criminal Justice Building and

Arvida Corporation

Arthur Vining Davis, president of the Alcoa aluminum company

Arvida Corporation One of the biggest real estate and development companies in Florida, specializing in planned communities. It was purchased by Disney in May 1984, for $200 million in Disney stock, with the Bass Brothers ending up with 5.9 percent of the Disney stock as a result of the transaction. Part of the reason for the purchase was to dilute the value of the stock, which was at that time being bought up by a corporate raider, Saul Steinberg. While some thought the marriage of the two companies was ideal because of Disney’s large land holdings in Florida, others were not so happy, and after Michael Eisner and Frank G. Wells took over the management of Disney, Arvida was sold in 1987 to JMB Realty Corporation for $404 million.

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1991-09-15-9102050490-story.html Should Weston Florida have been built? https://www.westonfl.org/about/city-history The History of the City of Weston

St. Joe Corp. completed its acquisition of a controlling interest in Arvida Co. The new venture is called St. Joe/Arvida Co., L.P., which will hold the major assets of Arvida Co., a leading private real estate development company headquartered in Boca Raton. The new venture will use the managerial skills of the Arvida team to build and manage new residential properties in Florida and around the country. Jim Motta, Arvida's president, will serve as president of the new company. The headquarters of St. Joe/Arvida Co. L.P. will remain in Boca Raton.

History of Arvida – Arthur Vining Davis It was in 1958 when Arthur Vining Davis took notice of our sleepy little town. He saw the charm and envisioned the life one could lead here. Former Chairman of Alcoa Company, Davis was worth an estimated $400 million, $2 million of which he used to purchase the Boca Raton Hotel and Club and, at the same time, a one-mile stretch of beach and many acres of land to the west. Arvida Corporation was then formed to sell and develop his vast land holdings and run the Hotel and Club. Arvida was an acronym for Arthur Vining Davis. Davis had decided then to perpetuate the influence of Addison Mizner and create the definitive haven for those who wanted and understood a glorious lifestyle. That dream was to be the cornerstone of residential living, unequaled anywhere in Florida. That year saw the development of the first Arvida community. The Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club, one of the most luxurious communities of its kind. Soon to follow was the Royal Palm Plaza, a collection of the first “designer” shops in Florida. Additional golf was needed for the Hotel guests and Boca West became the west course to which guests were shuttled by bus. Then came a totally new concept in living, the beachfront condominium, which became one of Florida’s greatest commodities. Sabal Point, Sabal Shores and Sabal Ridge were three of the condominiums to first carry the Arvida name.

In the 1960’s, the advent of the Florida Turnpike, followed by Interstate-95, spawned a westward movement of both residential and commercial developments. Boca Raton’s subtropical and beckoning business climate attracted prestigious International Business Machines (IBM) and Florida Atlantic University – both set up shop here in the mid-’60’s. IBM’s purchase of Arvida property to open its computer manufacturing plant ultimately provided jobs for over 8,000 employees. In 1978, The Arvida Park of Commerce opened and is still considered one of the premier industrial parks in the nation. Other businesses soon followed suit. Between 1965 and 1980, newcomers in the pursuit of the good life tripled Boca Raton’s population. Today, Greater Boca Raton’s population is more than 180,000.

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https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2009/10/18/how-arvida-reshaped-sarasota-real-estate/28900652007/ How Arvida reshaped Sarasota real estate.

LeMaster was married three times. He married Theresa Ann Derossette in 1977 and the union produced sons Justin and Brennan. After a divorce, he married Sandra Dee Richardson in 1992 and they had son Alexander. That marriage also ended in divorce. He met Marylou Robinson through friends and they married in 2009. Herma Preston mother, first wife Theresa Ann Derossette wed 9 Apr 1977

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1st	Alapaha Rise #	Alapaha River	RR	Hamilton	383.9 US gallons (1,453 L)	70.3 °F (21.3 °C)	P