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- Cat D3, Deere 110 TLB, Kubota BX23 and L3800 and RTV900 with restored 1948 Deere M, 1949 Farmall Cub, 1953 Ford Jubliee and 1957 Ford 740 Row Crop, Craftsman Mower, Deere 350C Dozer 50 assorted vehicles from 1905 to 2006
Years ago he held the United States Heavyweight Boxing Title… plus as a young lad during the Depression Era he was also ACE Dealer for the local newspaper and in later years known in the business community and youth sports…Was your father, for lack of a better term, famous (or at least well-known in the community)? Usually papers will print a short obituary for free, but anything more than that costs.
The story kind of took on a life of its own… local kid makes good and stayed active his entire life in the community and newspapers also had previous stories in their archives.