Article: ASSIMON.(Obit)(Obituary)

Peter G. Assimon

November 2, 2009

Peter G. Assimon, 84, of Fayetteville, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, November 2, 2009. Born in Syracuse, Mr. Assimon was the oldest child of Gust and Sultana, who emigrated from Greek Asia Minor. Mr. Assimon graduated from Minoa High School and Canton, ATC, and he served as a U.S. Marine in the South Pacific during World War II.

Mr. Assimon founded Express Sales in 1948 as an auto repair and service station. It became a John Deere franchise in the early 1950s before becoming a Lincoln-Mercury dealership in 1955. Mr. Assimon retired in 1993. During his career, Mr. Assimon was a member of the ...

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