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Article: LEONARD KOGOS, 73; OWNED VINEYARD'S FIRST AUTO PARTS STORE
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- August 13, 2004
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Leonard Louis "Len" Kogos of Sudbury, an entrepreneur who opened
the first auto parts store on Martha's Vineyard and compiled a safety
book for schoolchildren after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks,
died Aug. 2 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York after a lengthy
battle with primary amyloidosis, a rare blood disorder. He was 73.
"My dad was a true entrepreneur in every sense of the word. He
could communicate with all walks of life," said his daughter Faye of
Brookline. "Len was a gentlemen in his personal and business
practices."
Mr. Kogos began his 25-year career in the auto parts industry by
working for his aunt at the former Boston Speedometer in Brighton. He
later opened his own ...