Raper Known as Businessman, Philanthropist

Longtime Richmond, Ind., businessman and philanthropist Tom Raper died Tuesday night in a Florida hospital. Raper died at about 11:15 p.m. in Fort Lauderdale, a friend of Raper’s told the Palladium-Item. Raper’s nationally televised business, Tom Raper RVs, started in April 1964 when Raper invested $2,000 to open a used car dealership on the corner […]