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Leading Newspaper Executive Dowd Dies at 65 in Charlotte
Dowd a longtime Charlotte publishing figure dies after serving as general manager of the Charlotte Observer and treasurer of Observer Publications Inc. He led the Charlotte News previously and held multiple civic roles including founder of City Club and director of chambers. Survivors include wife, two daughters, a son, sister and grandchildren in North Carolina and New York.
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Evergreen Cemetery
Dowd
Charlotte Spys
Charlotte Observer
the Publishing Co., Inc
Con
Charlotte News
Observer Transportation Co
Observer Charities, Inc
Cee Dowd Jr
The
News
Thomas L. Robinson
Afternoon News
Knight Publishing Co
Robinson Group
Charlotte
City Club
Chamber of Commerce, Merchants Association
Goodwill Industries
North Carolina Press Association
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Lemuel L. Dess Jr
Wrightsville Beach
Robert Neely
New York
Berkeley R. Dowd
Cornelia Dowd