Philly.com Bonnie L. Cook column
His son,
When his father died in 1950,
"It was a hardscrabble life back then," son
"When he got there, things were in such disarray that he simplified the meat products to a smoked picnic ham, or pork shoulder,"
Then
The business took off.
To keep up with changes in the industry and run a competitive business,
Considered a pioneer by his peers, he developed a technique for curing picnic hams that cut the processing time from several weeks to only one. The hams were injected with curing ingredients on the way to the smokehouse. Previously, the curing ingredients were rubbed on by hand and the hams stored in a warehouse to cure.
"They were stacked on pallets,"
In 1979,
In 2006,
In addition to his business activities,
"If he were asked to name his greatest accomplishment, he would say it was not building a major pork packing company, but adoring his 16 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, and his faithful dog,
"I will remember him for his strength, charisma, enthusiasm and vision," said his grandson,
Besides his son, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, he is survived by his wife of 64 years,
Funeral services will be at
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