My wife's paternal grandfather, Frank Vukela, is the fifth person from the left. He was Croation and spoke broken English. He was a member of the union at Heinz and was responsible for reading gauges while the ketchup was being made.
According to the inscription on the back, the photo was taken to celebrate the retirement of "Old Buddy Vink Kovach," who is obviously the man receiving his "pension check" from the man dressed in white.
Mike Suley was born in Pittsburgh, PA. A Realtor since 1977, he was president of the Realtors Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh in 1990. Mike served on the Board of Property Assessment Appeals and Review and was also Manager of the Office of Property Assessments for Allegheny County. He is an…
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