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GRAHAM, Joseph G.
GRAHAM, Joseph G. (Dubuque, IA, Apr. 6, 1914--Dubuque, IA, Nov. 7, 1988). In 1936 Graham co-founded GRAHAM'S STYLE STORE FOR MEN.
An All-American football player at LORAS COLLEGE, Graham was the only Loras athlete to have a day named in his honor.
A navy veteran during WORLD WAR II, he returned to Dubuque where he became a charter member of the Life Underwriters and Jaycees. He was a past chairman of the Dubuque Downtown Association and the March of Dimes and a board member of the Menswear Retailers of America,