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Distributor's Link Magazine Spring Issue 2017 / Vol 40 No2

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THE DISTRIBUTOR’S LINK 107<br />

OBITUARY<br />

SSgt. Vincent B. Morrison<br />

1942-<strong>2017</strong><br />

Vincent B. Morrison,<br />

74, passed away on January<br />

20, <strong>2017</strong>. He was a Force<br />

Recon Marine who served<br />

two tours in the Vietnam War<br />

and fought in Hue during the<br />

TET offensive. Vincent was<br />

awarded a Bronze star and<br />

two Purple Hearts.<br />

Vincent started in the<br />

fastener industry in 1969<br />

with Blake and Johnson<br />

Company.<br />

He then represented<br />

Southern Screw Company<br />

and relocated from Wisconsin<br />

to Chicago in 1971. He was<br />

then transferred to Syracuse,<br />

NY in 1976 still working for<br />

Southern Screw company<br />

until they closed. Vincent<br />

opened his own company,<br />

Veterans Fastener Supply<br />

Corp. in 1987, and ran the<br />

business until his passing.<br />

The business is now owned<br />

and operated by his wife<br />

Barbara J. Morrison.

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