Jacob Heinz

Jacob Heinz was my foreman in the mid-70's at Calcinerator Company, where we made wood stoves. Jake, as we called him, had the calmest demeanor and was a friend to everyone. He was respected by every man on our shift and no one minded doing whatever Jake asked. He had that special quality about him.

When the work was done and there was time to kill in the wee hours of the morning Jake could be found sitting on a stack of boxes discussing his immense knowledge of the Bible and...