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Al Gilkes, 92, ex-Newsday manager, dies
Alfred Gilkes took delight telling stories to family and friends. Occasionally, the storyteller didn't mind being at the center of a tale.
A former circulation supervisor at Newsday, Gilkes, who died recently at age 92, dabbled in community theater, wrote poetry, designed his own Christmas cards and was active in his church, family said.
His son, Paul Gilkes, 56, of Sidney, Ohio, recalls...
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