LOUIS SHAVER MYERS Sept. 15, 1931-Sept. 1, 2020 | ARNOLD ALLEN STERN Oct. 8, 1929-Sept. 5, 2020
Louis Shaver Myers, left, and Arnold Allen Stern.
Springfield lost two community-minded entrepreneurial giants, Louis Myers and Arnold Stern, within the first week of September 2020. Though Stern and Myers were three years apart in age, they were lifelong friends who had much in common, beginning with primary education at Butler Grade School, followed by graduation from Springfield High School, according to Myers son, Steve.
Neighbors for more than 50 years in Springfield s west-side Wildwood subdivision, both the Stern and Myers families traced their immigrant roots back to Europe, with Myers ancestors arriving in Springfield in 1865 and the Sterns in 1902. Both men served in the military after college, and later became firmly established in their families multi-generational companies, which have been a part of Springfield s economy for decades.
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