In November 1978, John and his partner, Rick
Shelby, found themselves unemployed when their employer (Stern Drywall) unexpectedly went out of business.
Being self-motivated, they decided to start
their own business, Partner Drywall. John and Rick began
subcontracting for Peterson Drywall and Stucco. Pete (Menfred) was so great by paying them every Friday for the work done each week. He kept this up until they were on their feet as a thriving business which makes them still so thankful to this day for the role Pete played in their initial success.
After two years, Rick Shelby
decided to go out on his own. Since then, the
business has been run by John and his wife, Marty. In 1996, they moved to Ham Lake, then in
September 2004, built their present shop in East
Bethel (shown at top).
"We totally LOVE doing
what we do and do not plan on retiring. We have
been married for over forty years and Johnny's strengths
are my weaknesses and his weaknesses are my strengths. We balance each other out, and it works extremely well. We
enjoy being together every day!"
"I believe that the secret to our success is a result of God giving Johnny a
servant's heart. The Bible says in Matthew 23:11, 'The greatest among you
shall be your servant', ...and Johnny surely is one! When a client calls with a
need, he tends to it as soon as he possibly can."
"And if you ask Johnny how he is, his answer most often is 'Blessed beyond
belief!!'.....and we are!" |
