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DANIEL E. SLOTNIK, New York Times: Obituaries
Fri, 04/28/2017 - 5:01pm

Mr. Forkner met his future business partner, Joseph W. Rogers, by selling him a house. They went on to build a chain of restaurants on all-night service and filling fare.

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