As you can note I have not blogged for the past days. Today, my eldest brother Joseph retired after 43 years working for Con Edison. We are 14 months apart. We shared a bedroom as kids. In times of disagreement we would run a string down the center of the room to delineate our borders. Joe and I worked together as dish washers at the Queens Terrace and bus boys at Ricky's. We went to Boy Scout camp together. He enlisted in the Air Force serving most of his duty in South East Asia. He, like many Viet Nam Vets, came home to a nation who did not want to hire them. Con Ed did, so for 43 years Joseph commuted and trudged to work. Taking a bus, a train and walking to an office in Manhattan.
I remember the day of his marriage to Susan and the reception we had at the at the local VFW hall. He is the father of Joey and Gina and the proud grandfather of three. Joseph is my hero as example of a dedicated husband, father and worker.
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