Dan Pearl
(1910-1996)

Died aged c. 86

Dan Pearl was born in 1910. A former New York State parole officer, he retired and moved to Sunrise in 1972. He was appointed to the City Commission in 1978, then was elected to office in 1979. He served as assistant deputy mayor, deputy mayor and mayor of Sunrise from 1989 to 1993. Broward County’s largest branch library bears his name. It was built in Sunrise after much effort by Pearl. He was a member of numerous boards and organizations, including the Florida League of Cities, the Gold Coast League of Cities, the Broward Planning Council, the South Florida Regional Planning Council and the American Cancer Society. Dan Pearl died in 1996.

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