Steve Kosta and Sevo Dimitri

Sevo Dimitri was born in Taunton on March 22, 1918, and passed away on January 15, 1010. Up until a short time before his death he was a devoted patron of the Taunton Public Library. For many, many years the library was graced by his daily visits. A life long resident of the city he became a wealth of information about the people and places around us. Over the years the library’s staff learned much about our city’s past from this quiet, gentle man.

Though he shared vast amounts of information about our city with us, Sevo was unassuming regarding his own personal history. It wasn’t until after his death the library learned he was a 1940 graduate of Northeastern University, served in the U. S. Army from 1943 to 1945, and was a Chemical Engineer receiving his Engineer’s license in 1959 and maintaining it until 2002.

In May of 2011 Sevo’s nephews; Stephen Kosta, Christy Kosta, Edward Kosta, and Ted Zguro donated this handsome chair in his memory. The library placed in the spot where Sevo could most often be found reading during his visits. We know when we see someone sitting in this chair reading that Sevo would be happy knowing someone else is enjoying his favorite spot, and reading a favored book in comfort.

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