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2008 Mango

Queen Lynn Berreitter

 and King Richard (Dick) Grimes

 

Right:

Queen Lynn Berreitter was crowned Thursday evening June 19, 2008 at a lovely reception held at the Tarpon Lodge in Pineland.

 

Above:

 King Richard Grimes

 

 

2008 Mango Queen and King Schedule of Appearances

  • July 4th 10:00 am Pine Island 4th of July Parade

  • July 4th - Red, White and Boom - Cape Coral

  • July 9th -  Fox 4, Morning Blend, 10:00 am

  • July 11th - Fox 4  with Wild Bill, 6:00 am

  • July 11th - TDC meeting,   9:00am - 11:00am

 

 

 

Queen Lynn's Biography:

My husband, Carl and I moved here from Ewing NJ in 2001. We felt it was home the minute we stepped foot on the island which we just happed to stumble across by accident. With no intentions of moving from NJ for another 5 yrs, we fell in love with the area and purchased our home that weekend. The house we chose was still in the process of being built so we went back to NJ and put our home for sale and 6 months later we ended up in St. James City. We never looked back.

 I am honored to be chosen as the Mango Queen. I love this community and will do my best to represent Mango Mania as Queen. I will promote the fest on my website www.berreitter.com, in my upcoming newsletter, through my customers at the gallery and through the Real Estate Office, Dream Home Associates which my husband and I own. The King and I will be attending the Red Cross Poker Boat run in St. James City on the 28th of June to promote the fest. I of course will be taking pictures of our royal journey and sharing them with whomever wants to see them. I look forward to the journey.

 

King Richard's biography:

Dick Grimes "The Mango King"

I was born 5/24/58 in New London CT.

I lived my whole childhood in Quaker Hill CT across the Thames river from the Naval Sub base.

I was in the band in school and went to Disney World in highschool with the band.

After high school I was drafted into my father's garage door business.

In 1980 my beautiful wife dragged me across the border to Rhode Island.

I started my own business and after a few years proclaimed myself "The Door King".

In the winter my wife and I vacationed in Pine Island.

In 1997 we moved to paradise for good.

Now I am "The Door King" on Pine Island still stuffing in those garage doors.

I like to think of myself as being semi retired but I seem to be working more then ever.

I live on a canal in Bokeelia and go out in my boats as much as possible.

I have met a lot of great people on Pine Island and I hope to be the best King ever.

My slightly warped sense of humor is my best quality but it sometimes gets me in trouble.

                                                  

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