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LEX BRODIE / 1914 - 2013


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Tires were just part of his legacy

The "epitome of small business" was also a champion for schools and the community

By Gary T. Kubota

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 12, 2013

~~<p>Lex Brodie, the iconic small-business man known for his &quot;Thank you &hellip; very much&quot; TV tire commercials and as an advocate for safer and cleaner public schools, died Friday morning on Kauai.</p>
<p>Alexander Hofgaard &quot;Lex&quot; Brodie died at the Regency at Pua&shy;kea, a senior assisted-living facility in Lihue. He was 98.</p>
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Lex Brodie, the iconic small-business man known for his "Thank you … very much" TV tire commercials and as an advocate for safer and cleaner public schools, died Friday morning on Kauai.

Alexander Hofgaard "Lex" Brodie died at the Regency at Pua­kea, a senior assisted-living facility in Lihue. He was 98. Login for more...



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