Trela Roofing & Remodeling Co
Evergreen Park, Illinois, United States | Roofing (Sales, Services, Repairs)
About
Anthony & Ruby Trela were married on May 4th, 1946. Anthony had returned from serving his country during World War II with the Seabees and Ruby had been working in a war product plant building B-12 bombers. Most people knew Anthony as Tony, but everyone knew him as ‘AJ’. He had worked for various companies after the war, including the Royal Crown Cola Company, also a trucking company that moved heavy equipment and two roofing companies. With the roofing experience, he realized he could provide a vastly superior finished roofing project than the companies he had previously worked for. It was with that knowledge and their combined determination, Tony & Ruby started their own roofing company in April of 1952. Tony would meet with potential customers, patiently explaining to them how he would do the job correctly and then do all of the work himself. He did the installations during the day and met with prospective clients in the evenings and weekends. Ruby answered the phones, did the bookwork for the company, managed the housework for the family and also kept their three young boys in line.