The tree that the apple fell from

  My Dad was an awesome guy. He had a love for all things mechanical which he passed down to me.

Big Joe showing who's boss in 1975

Army 1950

Here he is (center) working on a Jeep during the Korean War years.

                                                 

    After the Army, he married my Mom and went back to work at his old job as mechanic at Mickey's Alignment Service in West Philadelphia, near the old garage his father once owned years before.

                       

at his work bench while working at Mickey's

                                             

Dad and Mickey Sr.

                                                           

 After retiring from Mickey's and staying home for a few years, he returned back to work repairing construction equipment at the Masonry Company where I was also employed.

     

On the weekends he was a steady fixture at my house repairing my equipment.  Either on a Saturday, or Sunday morning after arriving and drinking a cup of coffee, we would make our way out to the shop where he would dive into the job of the day fixing anything that needed repair.

"every shop has to have a vice" he always said

                                                     

giving my lawn tractor some TLC

                                                   

checking the oil level on my Electra Glide

                                   

building a new picnic table

                                                         

Dad and Mom renewing their wedding vows in 2006

we sure do miss him!