8-K

                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    Form 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(c) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                November 8, 2002
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                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


             Pelican Properties International Corp. and Subsidiaries
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              (Exact name of small business issuer in its charter)

                          Commission File No. 0-023075

            Florida                                    65-0616879
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(State or other Jurisdiction of           (IRS Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)

             2 Fenwick Road, Suite 100, Fort Monroe, Virginia 23651
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          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)


                                 (757) 224-5220
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                           (Issuer's Telephone Number)


Item 4.  Other Events and Regulations FD Disclosure.

         (a)      Pursuant to Reg FD (17CFR 243.100-243.103) Pelican Properties
                  International Corp. and Subsidiaries (the "Company") herewith
                  submit a Press Release containing the following information:

                  (i.)     Giving notice of the death of C. John Knorr, Jr.,
                           President/Chairman of the Company.

                  (ii.)    Confirmation of current board members.

                  (iii.)   Announce the appointment of new Officers of the
                           Company.

                  (iv.)    The Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
                           Form 8-K.

Item 7    Financial statements and exhibits.

         Exhibits

         99.1    Press Release



                                   Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.

                        Pelican Properties International Corp. and Subsidiaries


Dated:  Novemvber 8, 2001           By: /s/ Nathan Roesing
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                                        Nathan Roesing
                                        Chief Operating Officer

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                    PELICAN PROPERTIES, INTERNATIONAL CORP.
                                 2 FENWICK ROAD
                                    SUITE 100
                              FORT MONROE, VA 24651


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

November 8, 2002


         It is with great sorrow that we announce that C. John Knorr, Jr. has
deceased. Since May 1996, John served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors
of Pelican, and from August 1995 to June 1996 and since June 1998, he also
served as the President of Pelican. John was also the beneficial owner of
1,018,917 shares of the outstanding common stock of Pelican. John was
instrumental in the formation of Pelican and in the formulation and
implementation of Pelican's business strategies, and he was responsible for all
material decisions concerning Pelican's operations and properties.

         By virtue of John's demise, the current members of the Board are Nathan
A. Roesing and Gorham Rutter, Jr. Mr. Rutter shall serve as the Chairman of the
Board. Further, Mr. Roesing has been elected the President of Pelican and Mr.
Rutter has been elected the Vice-President of Pelican.