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Originally Posted by Smith Point
I’ve been looking for any history of Welch Island. That’s where my grandmother (Hilda Luce) was originally from.
I herd some disturbing news from a family member that she lost there house on Welch Island in a lawsuit involving the butler or the chauffeur in a BUI accident, death resulting.
Is there a website or a link on the history of Welch Island?
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I spoke to an old-time Welch islander about this who said it is true. She said the chauffeur was driving the Luce family speed boat, was distracted dealing with children in the back of the boat, and ran into a rowboat with a man and child in it. The child was killed. Resulting law suit forced the family to liquidate assets including the Welch Island estate.