Bernard G. Guilaume

Born in Guernsey in Britain’s Channel Islands, Mr. Guillaume came to Treasure Island in 1954 from Antioch, IL. He owned and operated the Ebb Times Motel on Treasure Island.

• He served 10 years on the Treasure Island City Council

• Served as Treasure Island Vice Mayor for 2 years

• Member of the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority

• President of the Gulf Beach-Seminole Board of Realtors

• Realtor of the Year (2 times)

• District President of the Florida Association of Realtors (1979)

• Seminole Chamber of Commerce President

• The Seminole Shrine Club

• Antioch Masonic Lodge 827

• Suncoast Board of Realtors

• Republican Club

• Moderator of the Channel 10 “Board of Realtors” television show.

Mr. Guillaume was a representative of the Pinellas Legislative Delegation and active in the Republican Party.

While president of the Chamber of Commerce Mr. Guillaume spearheaded efforts to approve the bridge linking 78th Ave with Indian Shores and was involved with the relocation of the John’s Pass Bridge.

During the 1976 Bicentennial Celebration Bernie Guillaume was involved in a 6-month beard-growing contest, as well as staging a re-enactment of the Boston Tea Party on Lake Seminole.