Penny & Rose were married in 1937 and bought their first home three years later for $3,700. Penny continued to work in his native Glassport, a small mill town in western Pennsylvania, and chose to work in the hardest, most dangerous part of the Copperweld mill because it paid the best...

With the passing of our beloved Uncle Roy in January 2020, we decided to write a series of memories in his honor. They’re brief in length, but profound, much like the memories that come and go throughout our days. No one in our family was quite as colorful as Uncle Roy, and we hope you enjoy this special installment of stories dedicated to him.

PART I  |  Before he died, Rose’s brother, Michael, recounted his storied life, from his humble roots in western Pennsylvania to his countless adventures of love and service in the U.S. Navy. It’s a sweet and cinematic journey of a man scanning his memory with gratitude at a life well lived. These are his words, and this is his story.