Joseph A. Hardy III was born on January 7, 1923, and lived until January 7, 2023.
He was an American businessman and the founder and CEO of 84 Lumber Company and Nemacolin Woodlands Resort.
During the 1970s, 84 Lumber businesses grew and opened 229 stores. In 1984, the company undertook an expansion plan to open at least 30 new stores.
Along with grand openings, stores were remodeled and renovated from no-frills lumber yards to new and improved building materials stores. In 1987, as the improvement plan generated success, the business opened its strict policy of cash-and-carry to options of using credit.
Hardy served in World War II in the US Army Air Corps as a communications officer in the South Pacific.
He earned a degree in industrial engineering degree at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Engineering in 1948 and worked at his uncle’s downtown Pittsburgh jewelry store before striking out into the building materials supply field at the age of 31.
Who is Joe Hardy’s second wife Kristin Georgi?
At 85 years old Hardy married Kristin Georgi, a 22-year-old salon employee at Nemacolin Woodlands Resort. Having agreed to a pre-nuptial and wedding contract, the wedding took place on May 5, 2007, in Las Vegas, Nevada. On August 20, 2007, Hardy filed for divorce, with the petition citing “irreconcilable differences”.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
