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Work that started on a Michigan farm in 1946 has expanded to a thousand-acre field, 40 different apple varieties, a popular hard cider brand, and even a tasting room.
S. Prestley Blake ‘a giant of a man’ remembered for drive, energy by wife, Helen
Updated Feb 12, 2021;
Posted Feb 12, 2021
Helen Davis Blake and S. Prestley Blake at the Springfield College President s Gala at MGM Springfield on Oct. 26, 2019. (Ed Cohen photo)
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The drive that made S. Prestley Blake and the Friendly’s chain he founded with his brother, Curtis, in the depths of the Great Depression a success didn’t waiver, even in Blake’s final weeks.
“Pres was always in command, right up until the last minute,” his wife of 38 years, Helen, said Friday. “The most dreaded words every morning were ‘I have an idea’.”
Please join us at 1345 52nd Street to march through Kenosha with the Blake family on Monday, January 4, 2021 at 4:30 pm.
We continue to demand justice for Jacob Blake until it is served. Our march will include a caravan for those who are limited in participation. We ask all to come together in unity and peace to heal our city.
DRESS WARMLY and wear a mask!!