Naples real estate pioneer, entrepreneur dies at 92

Being born in the Great Depression in rural Arkansas didn’t damper John Wood’s penchant for some mischievous fun. 

Like the time in the mid-1930s, when he went on quick joyride with his older brother Jim and their cousin Thomas. The trio, all around five-years-old, created quite a plan: One of the boys worked the accelerator while crouching on the floor. The two others manned the steering wheel. John’s father saw the scene play out from the porch, watching them coast down the hill in front of the home — a jaunt ending in a minor crash.