tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045711592094820816.post6780541359881172946..comments2024-03-19T18:05:15.778-04:00Comments on The Portrait Gallery: Joe MagaracAllen Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02871983840550191787noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1045711592094820816.post-89039442662188318472020-11-24T07:17:15.925-05:002020-11-24T07:17:15.925-05:00Steel is what built the Mon Valley. I have lived ...Steel is what built the Mon Valley. I have lived here 73 years. I toured USS Duquesne when I was attending Point Park College (1967) pursuing an Associates Degree in Engineering Secretarial (there were 27 of us that started the course; alas, only 9 of us finished an got the degree). I was hooked after this tour. I went to work for Westinghouse East Pittsburgh and happily worked there for 10 years. After having my daughter I returned to work at Glassport Industrial Center (previously known as Copperweld). I assisted Allegheny County SPEDD department in making the location an incubator for small manufacturing businesses. Thus, and Industrial Park was created. That was in the 80's. Now I am retired and wishing that the Steel Industry would return to the Mon Valley. Steel was the heart of this area. National Tube, Jones & Laughlin, Edgar Thompson, and Mesta Machine kept the local families fed and clothed. The valley is quiet now. So sad. Joe was he hero of the valley, larger than life itself. I love the memories that I have of this area. Sandra Lee Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12382074930358268053noreply@blogger.com