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"At his graveside service, Tarr reflected on “Tally’s University,” and being among the alumni of youth who worked there driving tow trucks and pumping gas.
Started by the Taliadoros brothers, Tarr said the second-generation immigrants quickly realized the surname was too long to fit on a tow-truck door — hence it was shortened to Tally’s.
“My family started the company after World War II and over the years it’s been a place where folks got their first job or had an in-between job. For many, it was the beginning of their working career and my uncles used to say it was ‘Tally’s University’ because folks had to learn a lot of things there — about people, the importance of work and being responsible for a lot of different things,” Tarr said. “It taught a lot of life skills, a lot of lessons about business and treating people fairly and with respect.”
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Reflecting on Hunt as a young man, Tarr said he was one of Tally’s longest-serving and most dedicated employees. Tarr recalled how Hunt would drive his pick-up truck to work to sleep in it overnight at the garage so he could be on hand to answer the AAA phone calls and respond at once.
“Merlin was legendary because he was the person who would be out there in a blizzard when a plow truck tipped over or when other very challenging situations developed. He was always there,” Tarr continued. “Everyone loves to watch these Weather Channel shows, like ‘Heavy Rescue,’ but in those days we didn’t have that type of modern equipment and hydraulics. We had only ingenuity and our wits to figure it out and Merlin represented the very best of that and a get-it-done attitude.”
“He gave people jobs when they really needed it, whether it was for six months or ten years,” Tarr said."
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