Mr. Stribling was one of the village's main architects and a major influence in bringing the Winter Equestrian Festival to Wellington. Often credited with how Wellington ultimately came to be designed, Stribling was project manager for the village's early developers, Investment Corporation of Florida and Gould Florida. He pushed to make Wellington a community for young families, despite seniors' draw to the Sunshine State. Mr. Stribling was born in Macon, Georgia and graduated from Glenn Academy in Brunswick, Ga., and from college at Georgia Tech. He worked briefly for the Georgia State Chamber of Commerce. He became a private developer and was instrumental in the development of Martin's Landing in Atlanta and on Great Exuma, Bahamas. He moved to Florida and became president of Breakwater Housing Company and later Stribling Associates, developers of Wellington. Mr. Stribling served on the Acme Inprovement District Board of Supervisors for 17 years and was a member of the Aviation and Airport Advisory Board. He served on the Economic Development Council of Palm Beach County and was a founder of the Law Enforcement Assistance Foundation. He was an active member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Hawkinsville, Ga. and a founding member of St. David's Episcopal Church in Wellington, Florida. Mr. Stribling's hobbies included flying, playing polo and golf, reading and studying history. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clara Virginia Kinney Stribling Claiborne and W. L. (Young) Stribling, a prominent boxer from Macon and siblings W. L. (Tee) Stribling, III of Marietta and Mary Virginia (Sis) Blackshear of Atlanta. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Sandra Thompson Stribling; daughters, Lisa White of Wellington, Florida and Lu Kantlehner (Tom) of New Orleans; sons, Boone Stribling (Bobbie) of Wellington, Florida and Tom Stribling (Kelly) of Cullowhee, North Carolina; and seven grandchildren.