In Memory of Founder Gerald Charles Feather

Gerald Charles Feather - C.E.O

Jerry was everything a father, husband, and employer should be. He was kind, extremely generous, put others before himself, and always took the time to talk to anyone he contacted. If you are reading this, you most likely experienced Jerry’s gift for gab first hand. Jerry attended college in Maine, which was by choice; however, we still think it is the only school that would accept him! At a young age, he married his first wife, Patricia, acquired a job in advertising, and shortly after that, he had his first child, Evan, who was followed four years later by a daughter Jennifer. Working many long hours, Jerry quit that advertising job telling his wife he didn’t get to see his children enough, and was lured into the glass business to promise “easy money” and “bankers’ hours.”

At the age of nine, Evan began working with his father (he says there's a time card to confirm that). This work continued for Evan after school, on weekends & holidays. It didn’t seem like work to him, though, just an opportunity to spend time with his father. Jerry did have a few rules he insisted his son follow, such as always keeping a notebook and being sure to write everything down (even though he would still bring in jobs written on the back of a matchbook cover or a post-it.) More importantly, he taught his son never to walk away from a job, difficult task, or even a fight. He said people will always remember two things about you: 1. that you showed up and 2: that you finished. The in-between part of a job was all just details.

Jerry also recited that age-old saying, “the customer is always right” however, he added, “except when they were wrong.” He instilled the importance of treating everyone the same, being fair, and trying your hardest every day in work, life, and love. As both a business owner and a father, he made everyone around him laugh with his silly jokes. No matter what happened during a workday, it was impossible to stay mad at the man.