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Rowe International mourns loss of Jack Silverest |
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Factory: People News
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Written by Rowe / AMI
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Monday, 15 September 2008 |
LAS VEGAS — Jack Silverest, an industry veteran and employee of Rowe International Corp., died of an apparent heart attack on September 12 at the Amusement and Music Operator Association’s International Expo here. He was 61.
Silverest worked in coin-op equipment sales for just over 30 years, beginning in 1976 with Ramtek, a trivia videogame company. He became manager of Rowe’s Nashville, TN, branch in 1979 and subsequently advanced to district manager in charge of the Rowe offices in Nashville, Kansas City, Memphis, New Orleans and Columbia, SC.
In 1986, Silverest joined J&J Distributors of Indianapolis, IN, and opened the J&J branch in St. Louis a year later. He became a member of the Shaffer Distributing team when Shaffer acquired J&J in 1998, and served as a branch manager prior to rejoining Rowe in 2004.
Born in Utica, MI, Silverest served one tour in the U.S. Army after finishing high school. Before entering the coin-op industry, he worked as a silk-screen printer. A devoted, husband, father and grandfather, he enjoyed golfing, fishing and learning about American history.
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