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01 • To. the zamusem' e t of the other White Bear Avenue Parade grand marshal Paul..Mock is an advertising account executive at Lillie Suburban Newspapers. ;
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for six ear, but eventually left to and with the commune earned
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Mock said. It was very, -'very,
accept his first newspaper posy- him this honor and now he's
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tion at the Pioneer Press. After a been rewarded for it, and it
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couple years, he made his way to ` shouldn't come as a shock that
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the grand marshal of the.parade, .�'e�:���"��h
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Lillie Suburban Newspapers in the effort he put forth comes from
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the board he has been our' No 1 �o
thdt night, but they generally
really wanted to get back to doing.
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parade volunteer and for the last .::.
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the roots and community," he "I'm attracted to media in' en-
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two. years has been- responsible
the front. The person who will be in college. He is an avid runner
for fundraising
said. was an opportunity eral in all facets from content
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our effort to put and atwo-time:` Boston Marathon
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over here at the Review newspa- origination and editorial produc-
pers and I knew advertising sales tion to advertising, and really-
what he'll be doing 1s Lisa Theis Mock grew up in Rosemount qualifier.
from the white Bear Avenue While in college Mock said
manager Tony Fragnito, so I came understanding the relationship
and. attended Augsburg College
Business Association She said he decided' to start up a trucking
' where .he' studied marketing and
over here." between' content development
Fragnito said he was proud and revenue generation. I'm..fasci-
. she was anything but surprised to company with. his brother- Eric
communications with a minor '
hear the board chose Mock to be What started as a one -truck oper-
when he heard the news of natedbyit," Mock said.
in theater. He was also, a mem-
the grand niarshal• ation eventually grew, maxiiig out
Mock's. selection to be : this year s
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bei of the Augsburg wrestlYng
Hes . done so much putting at six trucks.
grand marshal You can reach Tim Fakirs at
team which. won the Division III"It's
together sponsorships for the . ' With full support from his
national championship in 1993 '
an`han`or or us to have an ; 65I-74S-7SI 4 at t, file res �a Zir-
employee who puts in the time lienews com, or onTwitter atter @tfak-
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event " Theis said "He's worked brother ' Mock ultimately decided '
' His athletic. pursuits didn't end, and effort that Paul does and to lisnews.
tirelessly for it, and it's a . great to leave the trucking business and '