Researching Dean Spratt
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The name Dean means "Presiding official" and is of Latin origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dean Spratt and the Spratt Family History
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Some Famous People called Dean Spratt
Dean Spratt
Dean Spratt (1952–2007) was an American traffic reporter. He was one of eight children born to Mary and Ray Spratt. He grew up in Minneapolis, MN. Blind from birth Spratt attended St. Cloud State University where he studied communications. In November 1981, Spratt became the first traffic reporter at WCCO-AM radio, as well as the first blind traffic reporter in the country. Spratt worked primarily out of an office in his home that he transformed into a sound booth and filled it with police scanners, telephones, radio equipment, and later computers.
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Other names that sound a bit like Spratt
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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