Dave Gardener (It)

“They float,” it growled, “they float, Georgie, and when you’re down here with me, you’ll float, too—” George’s shoulder socked against the cement of the curb and Dave Gardener, who had stayed home from his job at The Shoeboat that day because of the flood, saw only a small boy in a yellow rainslicker, a small boy who was screaming and writhing in the gutter with muddy water surfing over his face and making his screams sound bubbly.

It’s Shoeboat employee and Mr Harrigan’s Phone newspaper editor share Dave Gardener’s name but no verified identity bridge.