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Obituary: Alfred “Bucket” Carter

March 31, 2015 by: Geraldine Wyckoff

"It’s my life and I love it,” Alfred “Bucket” Carter once proclaimed of being a member of and second lining with the Young Men Olympian Jr. Benevolent Association, Inc. Everyone called Carter “Bucket” or “Mr. Bucket,” which he explained— in his usual good humor—was due to the shape of his head. Alfred “Bucket” Carter, who joined the YMO when he was five, die...

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