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Nov 14, 2017 Biographies

June W. Hoeflich began her banking career at HSBC Bank USA (formerly Marine Midland Bank) as a clerical instructor. From there she went into branch banking at Manufacturers Hanover. She later entered ...

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Ottowa (O.W.) Gurley

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Aug 14, 2017 Biographies

Once proclaimed the wealthiest man in Tulsa, Oklahoma, O.W. Gurley saw his property and his wealth disappear on May 31st - June 1, 1921 in the flames of the Tulsa Race Riot. While the majority of the ...

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Mr. Arthur John Riley

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Aug 13, 2017 Biographies

Mr. Riley was born in Ponds, Mississippi to Louis and Jane Lane Riley. His family moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he received his formal education. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II...

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Thomas W. Payne

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Aug 5, 2017 Biographies

Thomas W. Payne was the patriarch of a family that produced a number of members who are Uncrowned Queens and Kings, having been extremely contributory to the development of Buffalo's Black community. ...

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William Battle

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Jul 15, 2017 Biographies

William A. Battle is a Logistics Manager for International Business Machines (IBM) where he has been employed for over 30 years. He has held numerous management positions in the Eastern United States;...

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Ruth A. Davis Richardson

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Jul 13, 2017 Biographies

Ruth A. Richardson, who managed a family photography business, died in the Salt Lake City home of one of her sons after a long illness. Born Ruth Davis in Buffalo, she attended School 31 and graduated...

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Ira Lee Tatum

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Jul 13, 2017 Biographies

Ira Lee Tatum was a businesswoman who reached out and used her resources to help others in her community. She was born in Montgomery, Alabama and came to Buffalo with her family at the age of 14. She ...

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Edward Cook

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Jul 13, 2017 Biographies

Edward Cook was born a free Black on October 11, 1816 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was the son of Henry Cook, an African Ibo, held in slavery in Maryland. Henry escaped his master, joined an Indian trib...

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Eugene Strazola Richards Sr.

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Jan 20, 2017 Biographies

Eugene S. Richards, Sr. Civil Engineer, Land Surveyor, Businessman If you have ever passed through a long underground tunnel, or ever wondered how skyscrapers and lengthy bridges were built, then you ...

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Cory Haqq

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Feb 23, 2016 Biographies

Cory R. Haqq is a Commercial Real Estate Broker servicing New York State with a focus on the Western New York region. Currently, Mr. Haqq is an Associate Broker with Hastings Cohn and Principal Broker...

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Edward O. Watts Sr.

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Feb 25, 2015 Biographies

Edward O. Watts Sr. was a graduate of Camden Academy in Alabama and earned a bachelor's in mechanical engineering from Tuskegee University and a master's degree from Baldwin Wallace College. He began ...

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Julius W. Blazer Jr.

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Jul 26, 2014 Biographies

Julius Blazer was a tire store owner and restaurant owner. He was born in Alexandria, Louisiana and came to Buffalo at an early age. In the 1960s he and John Young opened "Wings and Things" restaurant...

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