The man behind the counter at the Muncie Liquors at Wheeling and Riverside avenues for the past 16 years, Chris "Bubba" Smith, died early Tuesday.
General manager of Muncie Liquors Chris Johnson said family and friends haven't received autopsy results, but said he believed Smith had a heart attack.
Johnson, Smith's brother-in-law, said he knew Smith for 29 years and the friendly clerk never met a person he couldn't talk to.
"Not only was he a brother to me," he said, "we worked together for 16 years."
Students have been stopping by the store in the past few days to donate money for the funeral and sign a poster for Smith, Johnson said.
Funeral services haven't been arranged yet, Johnson said.
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