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Family, friends remember pillar of Gainesville's Black community, WWII veteran
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From left, the Rev. William Lipscomb Jr., Arthur "June" Lipscomb Jr., and Charles Lipscomb.
Returning from World War II to the Gainesville community, Arthur Lipscomb Jr. was described as a “pillar of society in the Black neighborhood (and) the south side” by American Legion Ninth District Commander Johnny Varner Jr.