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There was a man Louis Black in Chambersburg PA who had an 8th grade education and made Stanley Steamer hoods, grills and other one off specialty auto sheet metal parts all with his old rough hands.  I met Louis through a friend from St. Thomas PA that made continuation Stanley Steamers and we hit it off from that day.  I would stop by now and then on the way home from work always bringing him a.. light no sugar coffee. I would be mesmerized watching him roll and hammer out his wares and would ask way too many questions but that never seemed to bother him in fact, Louis was eager to share his knowledge but never stopped working while he spoke.  One particular visit I found him taking a break, reading the NY Times with it turned open to the Stock Market.... that's odd I thought and though no more about it.   He looked up said hello and said " You know, can't take it with you" we talked for a while then he went back to work. Some months later he passed at home at 86. What surprised me was I thought all along he had no real close friends I couldn't have been more wrong as his viewing and funeral was a packed house. You see he was not only a craftsman but everyone's friend. BTW he left his $200,000 plus AND stock investments to his local church ~

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