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Article: Obituaries.(Henry Dyer Rutledge of Weir's Furniture Village)(Jack Gordon of Gordon's Furniture)(Robert B. Blum of Craftex Mills Inc.)(Obituary)
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- Furniture-Today
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- September 21, 2009
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By Furniture Today Staff
Henry Dyer Rutledge, longtime Weir's exec
Furniture Today Staff
DALLAS -- Henry Dyer Rutledge, who worked in the industry for decades and had an instrumental role in the growth of retailer Weir's Furniture here, died Sept. 10. He was 95.
Rutledge began his career in 1928 as a delivery boy with the former Titche-Goettinger department store in Dallas and joined the former Sanger Harris department store in 1947. In 1975, he became general manager of Weir's and helped it grow from a small store operation to a multi-location major in the Dallas market.
He retired from Weir's in 1989 but remained active in ...