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{{Infobox Biography
| subject_name =William Willenzik
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| date_of_birth =
| place_of_birth =Lithuania
| date_of_death =[[1973]]
| place_of_death = Pensacola, Florida
| occupation =Restaurant supply entrepreneur
| religion =[[Wikipedia:Judaism|Jewish]]
| spouse =Helen Willenzik
| parents =
| children =Dora Brook<br>[[Oscar S. Willenzik]]<br>Julius Willenzik<br>[[Norman Willenzik]]
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'''William Willenzik''' (?-[[1973]]) was a Pensacola businessman who owned [[Pensacola Restaurant Supply]], or Penko, located in the [[Lewis Bear Building|Lewis Bear]] and [[Willko Building]]s on [[Palafox Place]] at [[Main Street|Main]].
Willenzik was born in Lithuania. He eventually immigrated to [[Wikipedia:Canada|Canada]], then [[Wikipedia:Tampa|Tampa, Florida]], and then finally settled down in Pensacola. He and his son, [[Oscar S. Willenzik|Oscar]], launched the Pensacola Restaurant Supply Company on [[April 1]], [[1946]], and quickly expanded their business from 1,600 square feet to 36,500 square feet.<ref name="forsale">"Historic buildings for sale." ''Pensacola News Journal'', May 11, 2003.</ref> Ownership expanded additionally to William's other son, [[Norman Willenzik|Norman]], by 1952. Company employees eventually included Willenzik's daughters-in-law, [[Carla Willenzik|Carla]], Norman's wife, who was Oscar's secretary among other jobs at the store, and [[Ethel Willenzik|Ethel]], Oscar's wife, who was the bookkeeper.
Willenzik died in [[1973]].
Willenzik was a member of [[B'nai Israel Synagogue]].
At the time of editing (August 2008), Julius Willenzik is the only survivor of Willenzik's children.
==References==
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*[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/SingleIndexIndView.aspx?ix=ssdiall&hpp=1&rf=*,z*&qt=i&zassn=433&zgssn=09&zsssn=8451&highlight=Willenzik WorldVitalRecords.com]
*Obituary. ''Pensacola News Journal'', March 20, 2007.
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[[Category:1973 deaths|Willenzik, William]] [[Category:Business biographies|Willenzik, William]]
| subject_name =William Willenzik
| image_name =
| image_size =
| image_caption =
| date_of_birth =
| place_of_birth =Lithuania
| date_of_death =[[1973]]
| place_of_death = Pensacola, Florida
| occupation =Restaurant supply entrepreneur
| religion =[[Wikipedia:Judaism|Jewish]]
| spouse =Helen Willenzik
| parents =
| children =Dora Brook<br>[[Oscar S. Willenzik]]<br>Julius Willenzik<br>[[Norman Willenzik]]
| signature =
| signaturesize =
}}
'''William Willenzik''' (?-[[1973]]) was a Pensacola businessman who owned [[Pensacola Restaurant Supply]], or Penko, located in the [[Lewis Bear Building|Lewis Bear]] and [[Willko Building]]s on [[Palafox Place]] at [[Main Street|Main]].
Willenzik was born in Lithuania. He eventually immigrated to [[Wikipedia:Canada|Canada]], then [[Wikipedia:Tampa|Tampa, Florida]], and then finally settled down in Pensacola. He and his son, [[Oscar S. Willenzik|Oscar]], launched the Pensacola Restaurant Supply Company on [[April 1]], [[1946]], and quickly expanded their business from 1,600 square feet to 36,500 square feet.<ref name="forsale">"Historic buildings for sale." ''Pensacola News Journal'', May 11, 2003.</ref> Ownership expanded additionally to William's other son, [[Norman Willenzik|Norman]], by 1952. Company employees eventually included Willenzik's daughters-in-law, [[Carla Willenzik|Carla]], Norman's wife, who was Oscar's secretary among other jobs at the store, and [[Ethel Willenzik|Ethel]], Oscar's wife, who was the bookkeeper.
Willenzik died in [[1973]].
Willenzik was a member of [[B'nai Israel Synagogue]].
At the time of editing (August 2008), Julius Willenzik is the only survivor of Willenzik's children.
==References==
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*[http://www.worldvitalrecords.com/SingleIndexIndView.aspx?ix=ssdiall&hpp=1&rf=*,z*&qt=i&zassn=433&zgssn=09&zsssn=8451&highlight=Willenzik WorldVitalRecords.com]
*Obituary. ''Pensacola News Journal'', March 20, 2007.
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[[Category:1973 deaths|Willenzik, William]] [[Category:Business biographies|Willenzik, William]]