Saturday, April 13, 2019
My Heart is Heavy as I read of Joel's passing , My Thoughts and Prayers go out to his family at this hard time. Joel was A Great Man , Right after he built the shop on Old Shackle Island Rd. I would hang out there when I had some free time , One day Joel asked if I could help them out as it was a very busy day , I was not a mechanic but did service my own vehicles and knew a little about repairing cars , at the end of that day Joel asked me if I wanted to help the next day , I said Sure ! The 3rd day of helping out ended with Joel offering me a Full Time Job. Joel taught me so very much about car repairs , front end management and a lot about life. I went from Joel's a few years later to being a Service Manager at a small auto repair in Gallatin and from there to a major automotive repair facility as a service manager back in Hendersonville. I owe a lot to Joel , I even met my wife of 16 years now while working at Joel's ! Again , My Heart is Very Heavy , I give Praise to The Father for Joel and I know I will see him again . Much Love to his family !