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Garrett kept Somerset looking sharp, and kept the world safe


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By Christopher Harris
Commonwealth Journal
Feb 13, 2021
Feb 13, 2021
Louis Garrett owned and operated Garrett’s Tailor Shop in downtown Somerset for 43 years.
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Black History Month is a time to remember some of the notable African-Americans in one’s community, be it large or small.
Here in Somerset, no one may be better tailored for that role than Louis Garrett.
For decades, Garrett — tall and thin, always impeccably dressed, usually in a hat — made his trade in the clothing business, dressing some of Somerset’s best and brightest and helping them look sharp. But beyond the needle and thread, Garrett lived an extraordinary life — particularly as a World War II hero. ....

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Honorary degree recipient, longtime Dayton community leader John E. Moore Sr. '55 dies


Honorary degree recipient, longtime Dayton community leader John E. Moore Sr. ’55 dies
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Michelle Tedford

January 14, 2021
John E. Moore Sr., a 1955 graduate of the University of Dayton and a longtime leader in the Dayton community, died Jan. 7. He was 97.
Moore received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Dayton in 1998 and the UD Alumni Association Special Achievement Award in 1989. Among his other awards were the Department of the Air Force Exceptional Civilian Service Award (the highest distinction to be bestowed upon a civilian by the U.S. Air Force) and the Montgomery County Citizen of the Year Award. ....

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