Chuck Duffin

Not enough room on this page to summarize how much he taught me. I loved his brutal honesty, his quick wit, and his blunt way of teaching young guys a very important trade. Every picture of my work has Chucks comments and fingerprints of improvement tied to them, and the lasting lesson he was trying to convey was never as powerful as it is now. But that’s the beauty of his mentorship, we’ll always be able to carry it with us, and how it helped us hundreds of times will carry us into our future careers. The effect of Chuck Duffin may not be seen moving forward, but it certainly will be the model we’ll be chasing after. Many may not admit it at a branch meeting, but we ALL strive to be more like Chuck. The day I had thoughts of backing out of the excavation department, Chuck told me “this is what the men do”. Let’s just say he put my lukewarmness to the permanent hot setting. He never wanted us to be lukewarm on anything. Confidence in your work and your approach was everything to him. He’s helped me as a man, a plumber, a husband, son, and most importantly he’s taught me to evaluate the bigger picture of life. Do things look straight, level, plumb, professional, clean, up to code? Does it look like a plumber did it? Is there anything you could’ve done better for next time? No Chuck, there’s nothing you could’ve done better. Until next time, this is my evaluation of your eternal mentorship—-