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Archive Home > 2007 > May > 18 > Les Schwab dies at age 89

Les Schwab dies at age 89


May 18, 2007

Les Schwab, the founder of the nation's third largest independent tire dealer and a man known for his love of Prineville, died today.

He was 89.

Mr. Schwab's health had been declining for many months, according to a news release from Les Schwab Tire Centers in Prineville.

In 1952, Mr. Schwab....

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