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By BELIN®A BROCKMAN
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
NORTH PALM BEACH — Al-
bin R. Olson, North Palm Beach's
first village manager, died Sunday
at 74.
Mr. Olson was appointed to the
manager's position in 1956, after
the village received a state charter
but before anyone moved there.
Prior to working for North
Palm Beach, Mr. Olson had been
the assistant manager of Port Ev-
erglades and worked in the city
managers' offices in Pensacola and
Daytona Beach.
After serving as village manag-
er for six years, in a surprise move,
he resigned in a letter to the Village
Council.
"It has been my privilege and
pleasure for the past seven years to
have been employed as the village
manager of North Palm Beach," he
wrote. "It has been most satisfying
to have had a part in developing
this community with the original
planning."
But Mr. Olson went on to say
that he no longer enjoyed the job
because his "philosophies of admin-
lage man', ager
istration had become ineffective."
A graduate of Florida State
University, Mr. Olson was also
president of the North Palm Beach
Lions Club.t
Survivors include his Wife,
Frances; one daughter, Karen
Jones; and three grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held
at 4 p.m. Wednesday, at the Thom-
as L. Price Funeral Home.
Donations may be made to the
American Cancer Society or Hos-
pice of Palm Beach County.