Joe Baka
My name is Joe Baka and Jack and I worked together for ten or more years after we both retired from the Navy. We worked at two tobacco/gift stores named Tinder Box in California. My wife, Bonnie, also worked with Jack for many years there also. As Jack and Peg were fellow Pennsylvanians we felt a special connection. Every Christmas brought us much closer as we had to work many overtime hours selling gifts. Peg always baked and brought some excellent cherry tarts for all the employees and we very much looked forward to those each year. She was a great person and we could tell of their love for each other. Bonnie and I looked forward to working with Jack, as he was as hard-working at that job as he surely was as an outstanding Naval Officer and aviator. We discussed his Navy experiences a lot over the years. We visited Jack and Peg at their home in Chula Vista just a few days prior to their moving. Smooth sailing and Godspeed--friends, always.