My Brother, my twin, my love.
My brother Tony started in the business as a copier technician for Metrpolitan Calculator Systems in Mountainside, New Jersey in 1983. He was trained as a technician and repaired the old NP 120's, 210's and a few others. After two years at MCS he came to work with me at Copy Machine Specialists in Morganville, New Jersey.
We sold Minolta copiers at that time, Tony came on as a sales person. He and I worked there until the the company went belly up in 1985, three weeks before the Christmas Holidays.
After the first of the year he and I started Atlantic Office Systems (in Atlantic Highlands, NJ), we took another partner two years later, they (Atlantic Office) are still in business today. We toiled there for 10 years, Tony then decided he wanted to get in the cell phone business. We bought his share and I stayed on another two years. I then sold my shares.
My brother passed away in his sleep last Sunday (he had bever married) night the 2oth. He had been complaining of not feeling well but would not be looked at because of health care and financial issues (I saw him last week for the first time in a year).
To you Tony, god bless you and your 46 years on earth. May you be at peace and with god for all eternity.
Your Brother, your Twin.... Art
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