Broken pipe: Christ(pronounced Chris) Pappakostas

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PoolShooter
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The first article is the obituary. The second is an article written shortly before his passing. Ye Olde Briar Shoppe was one of the first tobacconists I ever went to.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/ti ... d=10038294

https://www.vallejofirstcorp.com/tobacc ... -40-years/
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Fr_Tom
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Sounds like quite the guy...
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Agreed, seems like a great human
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Thanks for sharing
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He was quite the guy. He was going to help me join the Oddfellows, but some things came up and I never followed through.
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Thats sad news , truly

Reading the article ... the changing of the " downtowns " over the years reminds me of the struggles of small business . It isnt easy
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