S. JACK COREY Chairman of the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners in 1929, Jack Corey died on July 16th of that year. A measure of his value to the commission and the county was well expressed by a resolution adopted by the commission upon his death. Corey had been particularly interested in the causeway (and the beautification of it) across Boca Ciega Bay, connecting the mainland with Pass-aGrille. The commission named the causeway Corey Memorial Causeway in his honor. Corey was born in Greenville, North Carolina in 1893. Upon leaving business college, he worked at a lumber mill in Norfolk, Virginia until appointed commercial agent for the Seaboard Airline Railroad. Corey was later transferred to Florida, first to Bradenton, then to St. Petersburg in 1916. In 1920, Corey left the state for a short time, realized his mistake and returned to St. Petersburg to join the firm of Foley Carter Insurance, of which he became vice president, then president. While on the commission, Corey had the pleasure of announcing the completion of two important projects: the John’s Pass Bridge and the county detention home in Largo. The completion of the John’s Pass Bridge was especially meaningful to him since he served as president and director of the Gulf Coast Scenic Highway Association.
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