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Longtime sales representative Jerry Tugman dies

Had 45-year career in home furnishings

Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, October 22, 2009

DETROIT —Jerry Tugman, a longtime sales representative here who was semi-retired, died Sunday, Oct. 18.

Tugman, who was born in 1941, spent 45 years in the home furnishings industry and represented companies including Cal-Style, Carter, Trica, Huppe and Star.

A friend described him as "a passionate guy who loved all of Detroit's best automobiles, and Edith Piaf."

He is survived by his wife.

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