2018 Events in Allison Park, a Pittsburgh suburb.

We lived in a Devlin’s Pointe Townhouse in Allison Park, Pennsylvania, which is a Pittsburgh suburb.

We ate at King’s restaurant often.
Joseph D. Gizienski and Donna ate there too.
Joe bought his dog hamburgers at the restaurant, and he paid for our meals.
One of his early accomplishments was he started a truck he had bought, which had been underwater. He was an owner operator in the trucking business, and had employees working in the freight trucking business. He owned a garage in 1972, where he salvaged 18 wheeler type tractors. He built a truck garage near his home about the same time. He bought stationary diesel engines in the US, shipped and sold them in South America. He bought a farm, which had a vein of coal in it, removed rocks, and sold the coal. Tesone Trucking  Company in Allison Park, helped to remove the rocks.He bought and constructed a tankfarm tank on his local gas station. Estimated price to fill the tank; millions of dollars.
Our daughter Vicki Callender was 12 years old in 1972. She was a babysitter for Joe. He had five daughters. Tammy, Terry, Tracy Theressa, and Tina. Joe supplied the daughters with cars. They dove the cars as a team, when they were three to ten years old. Tammy, the oldest, would steer, and Tina the youngest would push down the gas pedal.
Our daughter Vicki is now 62 years old, and is secretary at East Union Presbyterian Church. West Deer police still meet at East Union Presbyterian Church, and Tina Gizienski is in West Deer law enforcement.
Joe lives in a recently built home. It has an elevator to take passengers up from the basement.

Don Wolfrum, October 14, 2022

Which people were the kindest to you in life?

 Which people have been the kindest to you in life?

My wife, grandparents, and two others.
Joseph D. Gezienski, who lives in Curtisville, Pennsylvania is one. My truck broke down near the Route 8 Exit on the Pennsylvania turnpike. I discovered that the truckstop had put gasoline in my diesel truck. My wife was living in Houston, Texas. I put my truck in the repair shop, and that’s where I met Joseph. He owned trucks, and he offered me a job. He was also involved in many other businesses. I started driving, and Joe suggested that I buy a truck from him. I did, and bought another truck from him several years later. My wife moved from Houston, Texas, and we bought a house in Curtisville, Pa. My daughter Vicki was 12 years old at the time.
I quit driving my own truck, and went to work for Angelo Fonzi. He had quite a few trucks of his own, and owned a company, which had hundreds of owner operators. I was top revenue man for about 15 years. My wife, Mary, worked for Fonzi too. We worked in Hammond, In. I drove a 34 wheel rig from Hammond, In to Buffalo, NY. The route was through Canada. The route was from Gary, In to Detroit. The route went from Detroit, through London, Hamilton, and Niagara to Buffalo, NY, There were three 34 wheel rigs running to Buffalo. Myself, James Farler, and Jerrold Luipold.
My wife lived in Curtisville, Pa the first years of driving from Gary, In to Buffalo. I had a 400 mile commute. On Friday night I took a cab to the train station in Gary, In. I would get on the train bound for Pittsburgh, Pa. The train had a delicacy; boiled shrimp sandwiches. I slept in the seats. One of the main stops was Cleveland, Oh. Saturday morning I would arrive in Pittsburgh. We would go home, and I would leave Pittsburgh around noon Sunday. Monday morning I would be back in Gary, In in the truck.

The house pictures are our home in Curtisville, Pa.
We had a hot tub and a pool table.

My wife has been very kind for 69 years.