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Does anyone have access to Find-a-grave or Heritage?

2 years ago

My response to Kathleen's post got me to thinking about coworkers that I'd "struggled" with and coworkers that were buddies....true friends. I started Googling them. I think I found my buddy Lee Lavengood. He was a GREAT guy. A true friend. I hope he didn't die....but I wonder if there's more information provided on the grave site? I think this is him (1939-1996)

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Uptown Gal

2 years ago

I think Alisande works with the Find a Grave too...

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Adella Bedella
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
FIndAGrave shows that his wife, Joyce has passed also. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35063576/lee-d-lavengood

Joyce has an obituary listed.
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Lindsey_CA
2 years ago
Anyone can join Find A Grave for free. You just need to sign up with a username and password. Nothing more needed for any "special access." If you have a username and password you can create memorial pages, edit the pages that you manage (you automatically manage pages you create), and you can send editing suggestions to the managers of other memorial pages that you see for which you have correct information to replace erroneous information.
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murraysmom Zone 6a OH
2 years ago
Here's the link.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35063576/lee-d-lavengood
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sephia_wa
2 years ago
There was also a son, Mark A. Lavengood, 1955-2006.
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nicole___
Original Author
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
Thanks everyone. It doesn't mention where he worked. I do think this is my friend tho. It's sad to think we won't be sitting at a table, him drinking coffee, me hot chocolate. I left Sears in 1989. He only had seven years to live.
salonva
2 years ago
I followed the links out of curiosity and registered, I have to say I was really struck by how young at death this family was.
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nicole___
Original Author
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
Yeah.....Lee was an ex-alcoholic. He had a large belly, maybe liver disease? He worked two jobs. He was a 3M copier repairman. He drove ALL day in a van to get to small Colorado towns to repair their copier. He NEVER exercised a day in his life. Then worked nights & weekends @ Sears, with me, as a commissioned tire salesman/shop writer.

He mentioned his son, was a mess....and would you expect otherwise he joked. He said The ARC saved his life. It had a sober program, he attended meetings off & on. I shopped @ The ARC Thrift store. I remember he used to buy dress jackets there for .25cents. When they got dirty, he'd throw it away. ☺ We worked together for nine years. Most of the guys were really nice....but I have stories....!
nicole___
Original Author
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
Here's the obit for another of my coworkers, I just found. Johnny Bruce Also a friend. A tiny little man. He was so nice! His advice to me, buy two rental houses, pay them off and you'll never have to worry about having a job ever again.

Another Sears coworker. Also deceased. Until now, I hadn't looked anyone up. We both went to the same college, at the same time, getting the same degree. ☺
Alisande
2 years ago
I'm late seeing this thread, but it looks like everyone has it covered.
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