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- Filmmaker Kevin Smith honored Tarlochen Thapar, Quick Stop owner, who died at 90, noting Thapar's influence on his career, including Clerks II and III.
- Smith credited Thapar with launching his career, saying, "Without Mister Thapar, there’d be no Clerks."
- Thapar, an immigrant from India, hired Smith in 1989 and allowed Clerks to film at the store in 1993.
- Clerks actors Brian O'Halloran and Jason Mewes expressed condolences in the comments.
