NICE LOOKING COUPLE....NEITHER SHOWING THEIR TRUE AGE....LOOKING AND FEELING MUCH YOUNGER. LONGTIME OWNER OF MAQUOKETA LUMBER...CHECK THOSE 1976 PRICES.
HE WAS ACTUALLY PROMOTED TO MANAGER IN 1963 BEFORE BUYING THE BUSINESS IN 1968.
TED HAS BEEN IN THE MAQUOKETA ROTARY CLUB FOR 64 YEARS...HARDLY EVER
MISSES A MEETING. HE WAS CHAIRMAN OF ROTARY ICE CREAM SOCIAL EACH
SUMMER FOR 44 YEARS.
HE SERVED IN THE ARMY IN GERMANY DURING THE KOREAN WAR.
HE WAS BORN IN CARROLL, IOWA......ONE OF 8 BOYS.
SON MARK BOUGHT THE BUSINESS IN 1995. TED STILL CHECKS IN OFTEN TO SEE
IF THERE IS ANYTHING HE COULD DO.
HE HAS TWO DAUGHTERS, MICHELLE AND MARY PAT.
MAQUOKETA HAS BEEN LUCKY TO HAVE TED AND PAT. YES, I FORGOT,
PAT HAS PLAYED THE ORGAN OR PIANO FOR EVENTS HUNDREDS OF TIMES.
THANK YOU AND KEEP STAYING ACTIVE TED AND PAT!
YES...SANTA AND MRS. KLAUS MADE IT TO MAQUOKETA SUNDAY, IN TIME TO VISIT WITH KIDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND LIGHT THE TREE IN THE GREEN SPACE.