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Kerdyk was born in Doctor’s Hospital in Coral Gables, Florida to William Kerdyk Sr. and Marlene Schulte Kerdyk. His father, Bill Sr. was raised in Gloversville, New York, the son of a direct immigrant from the Netherlands. His mother, Marlene was the child of German immigrants, from Mankato, Minnesota.^[2]

Kerdyk was raised in Coral Gables, graduated from Coral Gables Senior High School and earned a Bachelor’s in Business Administration and Real Estate from Florida International University. In 1985, Kerdyk joined the family-owned business, Kerdyk Real Estate. He purchased the business from his uncle in 1993.

Business career

Kerdyk Real Estate

Kerdyk is President and CEO of Kerdyk Real Estate, a full service real estate brokerage company headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida. In addition to its residential and commercial division, the company also focuses on its management portfolio and the disposition of REO and distressed properties through its Division of Bankruptcies and Foreclosures. Kerdyk is also president of Kerdyk Referral Services for licensed real estate agents.^[3]

Kerdyk Real Estate is involved with several professional and service organizations:

First American Bank/Bank of Coral Gables

Kerdyk was the founder and served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Coral Gables, a community bank that he and a group of investors founded in 2006 with $20 million in capital.^[4] In December 2014, First American Bank, a full service bank with 53 branches located in 3 states and headquartered in Elk Grove Village, IL with assets of $4 billion, received regulatory approval to merge with the Bank of Coral Gables, located in Coral Gables, Florida. Kerdyk led the merger negotiations and has joined the Board of Directors of First American Bank.^[5]

Toyota Junior Golf World Cup

Kerdyk, an avid golfer,^[6] founded the Toyota Junior World Cup with Japanese business partners Yasmasa Tagashira and Eiji Tagashira in 1992. This junior golf tournament was formed to allow the finest junior golfers in the world the opportunity to compete in an international team event.^[7]

More than 70 countries participate in qualifying tournaments held throughout the year in North and South America, Asia, Europe, Oceania and Africa. The winners and second-place finishers in the qualifying tournaments are invited to participate in the finals held in Japan. Toyota and Japan Airlines are the major sponsors of the tournament.

Some notable junior golfers who have participated in previous tournaments and later gained prominence include 2016 British Open Champion and 2016 Olympic Silver Medalist Sweden's Henrik Stenson, 2013 US Open Champion and 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist England's Justin Rose, 2011 Masters Tournament Champion Charles Schwartzel, 2010 British Open Champion Louis Oosthuizen and 2008 Masters Tournament Champion Trevor Immelman.^[8]

The tournament qualifying system is modeled after the World Cup soccer tournament, where regional tournaments are held to allow countries to qualify and play.

Kerdyk also chaired the Junior Orange Bowl Golf Tournament in Miami for several years, one of the premier invitational amateur golf tournaments in the world.

Political career

After serving for 20 years, Kerdyk stepped down from public office in April 2015 and the City of Coral Gables bestowed the title Vice Mayor Emeritus upon him in recognition of his many years of service. He served as a Coral Gables Commissioner on a citywide, nonpartisan basis starting in 1995 and was subsequently re-elected in 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011. He served as Vice Mayor in 1999, 2001 and from 2007 to 2015.

In April 2015, in recognition of his longstanding career as a public servant, the 3.5 acre Riviera Park, located at 6611 Yumuri Street in Coral Gables, was renamed ‘William H. Kerdyk, Jr. Family Park’.

At a Coral Gables City Commission meeting held in April 2015, the following video commemorating the Kerdyk legacy was broadcast:

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvS9XatXwKI|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvS9XatXwKI]

Stands

Kerdyk had four major stands as a Coral Gables Commissioner, which include support for strong zoning codes, fiscal conservation, strong advocacy for ‘best in class’ city services and quality of life issues for residents^[9]

Programs

Throughout his political career, Kerdyk has initiated several city programs:^[10]

Political Organizations

Kerdyk has served on numerous political organizations affecting Miami-Dade County and the State of Florida:

Personal life

Kerdyk and his wife, Lynn, a clinical child psychologist at the University of Miami, have three children – William H. Kerdyk, III, Lindsay Kerdyk and Leigh Mason Kerdyk.

Philanthropy

In September 2018, Kerdyk along with sisters Tracy Kerdyk and Kim Kerdyk, donated $75,000 to the Coral Gables Garden Club in memory of their mother, Marlene Schulte Kerdyk. The donation will be held in the Marlene Kerdyk Beautification Fund established at the [https://gablesfoundation.org Coral Gables Community Foundation]. Its purpose is to support landscape beautification projects in the City of Coral Gables and improve the quality of life for its residents.^[15] ^[16]

Kerdyk founded the Kerdyk Family Music Scholarship Fund in October 2002 in memory of his father, William H. Kerdyk Sr., who shared his love of music with his own children and grandchildren. A financial scholarship is given annually to a graduating senior that lives in Coral Gables who has shown an interest in music during high school. To date, more than $60,000 has been awarded to deserving music students.^[17]

Awards and honors

References

1. ^{{cite news|last=Burns|first=Gloria|title=Bill kerdyk jr. carries on family tradition of community service|url=http://www.communitynewspapers.com/coralgables/bill-kerdyk-jr-carries-on-family-tradition-of-community-service/|accessdate=7 March 2014|newspaper=Coral Gables News|date=7 January 2014}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=William H. (Bill) Kerdyk Sr.|url=http://www.chingtang.com/pages/Kerdyk.html|publisher=Ching Tang 1946|accessdate=April 22, 2007}}
3. ^{{cite web|title=William H. (Bill) Kerdyk Jr.|url=http://www.kerdyk.com/?author=5/|publisher=(n.d.)|accessdate=4 September 2013}}
4. ^{{cite news|last=Freer|first=J.|title=New coral gables bank counting on its board. South Florida Business Journal|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2006/01/30/story6.html?page=all|accessdate=15 October 2013|newspaper=South Florida Business Journal|date=30 January 2006}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstambank.com/general/aboutus/financialreports/|title=Financial Reports {{!}} firstambank.com|website=www.firstambank.com|language=en|access-date=2018-06-01}}
6. ^{{cite news|last=Santagata|first=J.|title=Balancing act: Bill Kerdyk on top of his game|url=http://issuu.com/miamiwg/docs/wg_onlinemag|accessdate=4 September 2013|newspaper=Weekend Golfer, Miami|date=1 September 2010}}
7. ^{{cite news|last=Van Smith|first=B.|title=Kerdyk still an influence|url=http://www.kerdyk.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Miami_Herald_-_Kerdyk_Still_An_Influence.pdf|accessdate=7 March 2014|newspaper=the Miami Herald|date=12 June 2013}}
8. ^{{cite news|last=Smith|first=B|title=Kerdyk still making a difference with golf tournament in Japan|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/06/13/2846318/kerdyk-still-making-a-difference.html|accessdate=4 September 2013|newspaper=The Miami Herald|date=13 June 2012}}
9. ^{{cite news|last=Lepe|first=D.|title=William H. Kerdyk, Jr. fiel creyente del intercambio|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.mundoymotor.com/0001_Junio_2008/mym_108511394957.htm&prev=/search%3Fq%3DWilliam%2BH.%2BKerdyk,%2BJr.%2Bfiel%2Bcreyente%2Bdel%2Bintercambio%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DOFq%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26channel%3Dfflb|accessdate=4 September 2013|newspaper=Mundo y Motor|date=11 June 2008}}
10. ^{{cite web|title=Vice mayor William H. Kerdyk, Jr.|url=http://www.coralgables.com/index.aspx?page=279|publisher=Coral Gables, C.O.|accessdate=4 September 2013}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=The coral gables trolley system and pedestrian resources|url=http://www.greatgables.com/CoralGables/Trolley.html|accessdate=2005}}
12. ^{{cite news|last=Hairston|first=P|title=Parknership working to save the alhambra water tower|url=http://www.gablesfoundation.org/parknership.php|accessdate=15 October 2013|newspaper=Coral Gables Community Foundation.|date=2009}}
13. ^{{cite news|last=Tobalina|first=R.|title=City restoring landscaping on ponce de leon near UM|url=http://issuu.com/cnews/docs/coral_gables_news_4.3.2012|accessdate=15 October 2013|newspaper=Coral Gables News|date=3 April 2012}}
14. ^{{Cite news|url=http://communitynewspapers.com/coralgables/william-h-bill-kerdyk-jr-named-to-countys-charter-review-task-force/|title=William H. ‘Bill’ Kerdyk Jr. named to county’s Charter Review Task Force|date=2017-06-16|work=Miami's Community News|access-date=2018-06-01|language=en-US}}
15. ^{{cite news |title=Kerdyk Family Donates $75,000 to Coral Gables Garden Club in Memory of Mother, Marlene Schulte Kerdyk |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/careers/sofla-ugc-photo-kerdyk-family-donates-75000-to-coral-gables-2018-10-01-photo.html |accessdate=17 October 2018 |publisher=Sun Sentinel}}
16. ^{{cite news |title=5 Questions with Bill Kerdyk Jr., CEO, Kerdyk Real Estate |url=https://lmgfl.com/5-questions-with-bill-kerdyk-jr/ |accessdate=7 January 2019 |publisher=Media Group Lifestylel}}
17. ^{{cite web|last=Hanley|first=A|title=Kerdyk family trust scholarship fund|url=http://www.gablesfoundation.org/about/scholarships/kerdyk-family-trust-scholarship-fund|accessdate=15 October 2013}}
18. ^{{cite news |last1=Becker |first1=Jeanne |title=William H. ‘Bill’ Kerdyk Jr. included in inaugural edition of the Florida 500 |url=https://communitynewspapers.com/coralgables/william-h-bill-kerdyk-jr-included-in-inaugural-edition-of-the-florida-500/ |accessdate=17 October 2018 |publisher=Miami's Community Newspapers}}
19. ^{{cite web|title=20th anniversary Coral Gables Foundation homecoming gala honorees|url=http://www.gablesfoundation.org/?p=818|accessdate=11 August 2011}}

Early life