Allen Tate learned to sell by peddling bananas.
He was a young man growing up in Gaffney, S.C., working at his father’s grocery store. One day, his father bought a pick-up load of bananas, so Tate moved the truck out front and sprayed the bananas with water to keep them looking fresh.
That marked his start as a businessman.
The banana story was one of many shared at a memorial service for the life of H. Allen Tate Jr. on Friday at Myers Park Baptist Church, where hundreds gathered.
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