Kendall D. Garff
Utah businessman and founder of Ken Garff Automotive Group
About Kendall D. Garff
Lived 1906 – 1997 (aged 90). Kendall D. Garff was an American businessperson and founder.
Kendall Day Garff (July 18, 1906 – March 14, 1997) was an American businessman who owned several automobile dealerships along the Wasatch Front in Utah.
Biography Garff was born in Draper, Utah. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), for which he served as a missionary in Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1926 to 1928. He graduated from the University of Utah with a BA in Social and Behavioral Science in 1932.
Garff married Marjorie Heiner in 1932 in the Salt Lake Temple and they had three children. and died in 1976. Garff remarried Betty June Morgan in 1977. He would buy cars in Chicago and bring them back to sell in Salt Lake. The company is currently associated with 26 car dealerships in Utah. Kendall's grandson, John Garff, is currently the president of the company.
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Who was Kendall D. Garff?
Utah businessman and founder of Ken Garff Automotive Group (1906-1997)
When was Kendall D. Garff born?
Kendall D. Garff was born on 18 July 1906.
When did Kendall D. Garff die?
Kendall D. Garff died on 14 March 1997.
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Kendall D. Garff was a businessperson and founder.
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Kendall D. Garff was American.
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