CONGRATS TO CHUCK DETROYE

On January 29, 2011, Judy and I, attended a retirement party held at Quaker Steak & Lube, Middleton, WI, honoring Chuck DeTroye, a GREAT friend of ours, as well as SBI's.  We had a wonderful time catching up with Chuck and his wife, Sally, as well as their children and other family members.

I met Chuck back in 1975 at King Pin Lanes in Fort Atkinson, WI.  Chuck was a CSE (customer service engineer) for Brunswick at the time.  After introducing myself and talking at length about pinsetters, he mentioned that Leisure Lanes in Monroe, WI may be looking for a mechanic.  Well, I started working as a mechanic at Leisure Lanes one day after graduating high school and the rest is history.

Through the years, Chuck remained a great friend, adviser and mentor to me.  Even after leaving Brunswick, and working for Nicolet Instruments and WPS, Chuck and I continued our friendship.  He was very good with electronics and computers, and helped SBI out with our very first 386 computer and accounting software.

Congratulations Chuck, have wonderful retirement, Enjoy!

Tom & Judy Schemm