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[[Image:{{Infobox Biography| subject_name =Willie Junior| image_name =WillieJunior.jpg| image_size =150px| image_caption =| date_of_birth =[[1942]]| place_of_birth =Pensacola| date_of_death =[[December 9]], [[2004]]|rightplace_of_death =Pensacola|Willie occupation =Funeral director, politician| religion =| spouse =[[Abbie Junior]]| parents =| children =}}
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'''Willie J. Junior''' ([[1942]] - [[2004]]) was a prominent African-American businessman, founder of the [[Junior Funeral Home]], and the first black member of the [[Escambia County Commission]]. He was removed from office in [[2002]] for his part in the [[soccer complex corruption scandal]], in which he took a $90,000 bribe from fellow Commissioner [[W. D. Childers]] to vote on a County land purchase later deemed inappropriate. He was convicted on corruption charges, but disappeared before being sentenced. His body was discovered on [[December 9]], [[2004]] under the home of a former employee.
