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‘You Need to Call Jerry’

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Gerald “Jerry” Lacour was best known in the F&I world as the longtime leader of Austin, Texas-based product provider and administrator Innovative Aftermarket Systems, which he co-founded in 1984 with his son, Garret. Jerry and Garret had relocated to Austin from their native Louisiana. Jerry was in transition, having worked as an independent general agent after a successful career in automotive retail. Garret had just completed his second year at Loyola University in New Orleans.
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The Firebrand: Jim Ziegler

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By Tariq Kamal Verified
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To know Jim Ziegler was to know a man who had found success in life and love and never let go. He thought he was taking a break from a successful career as a Jacksonville, Fla.-based disc jockey and radio executive when he started selling cars in the mid-1970s. Instead, it was a permanent shift that would lead to fame, fortune and, shortly before that, the love of his life. That life sadly ended in March after a second battle with cancer. “I met Jim at McNamara Pontiac in Tucker, Georgia in 1982.
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The Firebrand: Jim Ziegler

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By Tariq Kamal Verified
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To know Jim Ziegler was to know a man who had found success in life and love and never let go. He thought he was taking a break from a successful career as a Jacksonville, Fla.-based disc jockey and radio executive when he started selling cars in the mid-1970s. Instead, it was a permanent shift that would lead to fame, fortune and, shortly before that, the love of his life. That life sadly ended in March after a second battle with cancer. “I met Jim at McNamara Pontiac in Tucker, Georgia in 1982.
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