Lordco owner Ed Coates passes away

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Posted February 18, 2014 12:50 pm.

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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – A name familiar to anyone in the auto-repair business in BC has passed away.

Lordco Auto Parts owner Ed Coates has died at age 65.

The cause of death has not been revealed, but his passing is described as “unexpected.”

Lordco has more than 100 locations in BC and about 1,500 employees.

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