010819 RK Autobody Anniversary (MA)

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Jon Nett talks on the phone with a client at RK Auto Body with owner Ron Koller, front, on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 in Crystal Lake. The mechanical vehicle shop, owned by Koeller, is preparing for its 40th anniversary on Feb. 2.

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Keys to client vehicles hang on a post at RK Auto Body on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 in Crystal Lake. The mechanical vehicle shop, owned by Ron Koeller, is preparing for its 40th anniversary on Feb. 2.

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Jim Karr of Marengo works on the underside of a vehicle at RK Auto Body on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 in Crystal Lake. The mechanical vehicle shop, owned by Ron Koeller, is preparing for its 40th anniversary on Feb. 2.

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Jim Karr of Marengo works on repairing a vehicle's bumper at RK Auto Body on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 in Crystal Lake. The mechanical vehicle shop, owned by Ron Koeller, is preparing for its 40th anniversary on Feb. 2.

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Ron Koeller poses for a photo outside his business at RK Auto Body on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 in Crystal Lake. The mechanical vehicle shop, owned by Koeller, is preparing for its 40th anniversary on Feb. 2.

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Ron Koeller, right, walks through his shop at RK Auto Body as Chris Beal of Elgin polishes a freshly-painted replacement door for a client on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 in Crystal Lake. The mechanical vehicle shop, owned by Koeller, is preparing for its 40th anniversary on Feb. 2.

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Jim Karr of Marengo works on a vehicle at RK Auto Body on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 in Crystal Lake. The mechanical vehicle shop, owned by Ron Koeller, is preparing for its 40th anniversary on Feb. 2.

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Chris Beal of Elgin polishes a freshly-painted replacement door for a client's vehicle at RK Auto Body on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 in Crystal Lake. The mechanical vehicle shop, owned by Ron Koeller, is preparing for its 40th anniversary on Feb. 2.

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Ron Koeller looks out the garage window of his shop at RK Auto Body on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 in Crystal Lake. The mechanical vehicle shop, owned by Koeller, is preparing for its 40th anniversary on Feb. 2.

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Ron Koeller poses for a photo outside his business at RK Auto Body on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019 in Crystal Lake. The mechanical vehicle shop, owned by Koeller, is preparing for its 40th anniversary on Feb. 2.