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[stlphotogal]

Put your thinking caps on folks - for years a gentleman named Santa (that's what his nametag read, I found out later that his real name was Garry and he had a twin named Larry) worked at SDC. My first memories of him were making coins but late in his career with SDC he moved to the gun/knife shop. My daughter was about 2 the first time she "met" him and she fast became totally enamored (and why wouldn't she, he was freaking Santa Claus!). On the way into the park each time we would visit (4-5 times per year) she would insist that we stop at Browns Candy Shop and bring him candy. We always did and even when she got old enough to know she still loved him. He remembered her (despite the humongous number of kids I'm sure he saw every day) and that meant so much. He left SDC several years back to go work at a hotel in Branson (at least thats what the guy in the gun/knife shop told me). I know in the winter he and his wife would take their RV down to Florida where he would treat a whole nother group of children to Santa. Does anyone know of him and if he's still around? I'd like to reach out to him and say thank you for the special memories he gave to my daughter and me...

[stlphotogal]

Nothing? No one knows anything about this lovely man? 

[rubedugans]

I don't, but you already knew that! I do remember him though.