Luke Perry was delivered by Sherrod Brown's father

Luke Perry, Michael O'Neil and Sherrod Brown.
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Cue the "small-town Ohio" tropes.

Luke Perry may have left his hometown for Hollywood, but his death on Monday resurfaced stories of how he always remained close to his Ohio roots. He was a longtime Cleveland Browns fan, and even came home to campaign for Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) in 2006, continuing a connection with the Brown family that started decades earlier.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.