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| − | | name=Graham Allen Penniman, Jr.<br> | + | | name=Graham Allen Penniman, Jr. |
| | (Texas-Louisiana businessman and civic figure) | | (Texas-Louisiana businessman and civic figure) |
| | |nationality=[[United States|American]] | | |nationality=[[United States|American]] |
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| | | spouse=(1) Mary Virginia Crain Penniman | | | spouse=(1) Mary Virginia Crain Penniman |
| | (2) Joan Calder Penniman<br> | | (2) Joan Calder Penniman<br> |
| − | '''Five children'''}} | + | '''Five children''' from first marriage}} |
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| − | '''Graham Allen Penniman, Jr.'' (November 1, 1927 - April 1, 2020), was a [[business]]man and civic figure originally from [[Dallas]], [[Texas]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/graham-penniman/e217575711732|title=Graham Penniman (Allen), 92|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref> whose Pak-a-Sak convenience stores were the first to offer all-day, all-week access for shoppers.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=g-allen-penniman-jr&pid=195861322|title= | + | '''Graham Allen Penniman, Jr.''' (November 1, 1927 - April 1, 2020), was a [[business]]man and civic figure originally from [[Dallas]], [[Texas]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/graham-penniman/e217575711732|title=Graham Penniman (Allen), 92|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref> whose Pak-a-Sak convenience stores were the first to offer all-day, all-week access for shoppers.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://obits.theadvocate.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=g-allen-penniman-jr&pid=195861322|title= |
| | G. Penniman obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=April 2, 2020|accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref> | | G. Penniman obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=April 2, 2020|accessdate=April 5, 2020}}</ref> |
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| | A son of Graham Penniman, Sr., and the former Frances Staten, he graduated from Highland Park High School in Dallas and in 1948 completed his studies at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, [[Virginia]]. He later attended [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], at which he graduated in the first class of the Mid-South Executive Development Program. He was a member of Kappa Alpha Order. He spent the second half of his life in Baton Rouge. | | A son of Graham Penniman, Sr., and the former Frances Staten, he graduated from Highland Park High School in Dallas and in 1948 completed his studies at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, [[Virginia]]. He later attended [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], at which he graduated in the first class of the Mid-South Executive Development Program. He was a member of Kappa Alpha Order. He spent the second half of his life in Baton Rouge. |
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