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Luke Perry had a special place in his heart for Ohio

Posted at 6:17 PM, Mar 04, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-04 18:17:00-05

Riverdale and 90210 star Luke Perry was born in Ohio.

Perry hails from the Mansfield area, and said he was delivered by Sen. Sherrod Brown's father.

At a Brown campaign rally in 2006, Perry said the people of Ohio work hard with their backs and they work hard with their heads and they have big hearts.

"I keep telling everybody that Ohio is the place," Perry said.

Perry didn't attend college, but he has a high school degree from Fredericktown Ohio, which he credits to him being able to hold his own with people, since his education was from Ohio.

"I actually would like to go to college and when I do I will probably go in Ohio," Perry said.

Perry suffered from a massive stroke last week and passed away on Monday.

He was 52 years old.

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