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Remembering Cheddar Chad
Chad Rattray, a long-time hot dog vendor on the corner of Riverside and Howard in downtown Spokane, died from complications related to the flu on Monday, Jan. 19, 2015. A sidewalk memorial on his corner outside the Bank of America building sprung up on Tuesday in his honor.
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Sean Bresnahan pauses to remember hot dog vendor Chad Rattray, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2015 at a memorial on the corner of Riverside and Howard in downtown Spokane, Wash. Rattray had his hot dog stand on the corner of the past 13 years, died on Monday from the flu.
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A memorial for Chad Rattray sits on the corner of Riverside and Howard.
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Darlene McCarty pauses to write a chalk message for hot dog vendor Chad Rattray, Jan. 21, 2015, at the corner of Riverside and Howard in downtown, Spokane, Wash. Rattray’s stand was a fixture on the corner for the past 13 years. He died on Monday from the flu. “Won’t be another one like him” says McCarty.
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Vern Wiese stopped by the corner Riverside and Howard to get a hot dog from vendor Chad Rattray, Jan 21, 2015 in downtown Spokane, Wash. Wiese saw the memorial and learned Ratray had died from the flu.
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Coins, flowers and artwork are left on a sidewalk memorial for hot dog vendor Chad Rattray, Jan. 21, 2015, at the corner of Riverside and Howard. Rattray was a fixture on the corner for the past 13 years.
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Casey Devine takes a moment to write a chalk message at a sidewalk memorial to hot dog vendor Chad Rattray, Jan. 21, 2015,at the corner of Riverside and Howard in downtown Spokane, Wash. Rattray had been a fixture on the corner for the past 13 years. He died on Monday from the flu. Devine said he was a patron of the stand for 8 years and preferred Rattray’s Polish hot dogs with relish and ketchup.
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Spokane Transit placed a memorial sign at a sidewalk memorial for hot dog vendor Chad Rattray, Jan. 21, 2015,at the corner of Riverside and Howard in downtown Spokane, Wash. Rattray had been a fixture on the corner for the past 13 years. Rattray had his first driving shift with STA on Sunday. He died on Monday from the flu.
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