
Joseph A. Hardy III was born on January 7, 1923, and lived until January 7, 2023.
He was an American businessman and the founder and CEO of 84 Lumber Company and Nemacolin Woodlands Resort.
During the 1970s, 84 Lumber businesses grew and opened 229 stores. In 1984, the company undertook an expansion plan to open at least 30 new stores.
Along with grand openings, stores were remodeled and renovated from no-frills lumber yards to new and improved building materials stores. In 1987, as the improvement plan generated success, the business opened its strict policy of cash-and-carry to options of using credit.
Hardy served in World War II in the US Army Air Corps as a communications officer in the South Pacific.
He earned a degree in industrial engineering degree at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Engineering in 1948 and worked at his uncle’s downtown Pittsburgh jewelry store before striking out into the building materials supply field at the age of 31.
Who is Joe Hardy’s 3rd wife Jodi Santella Williams?
On November 21, 2014, Hardy married his fourth wife Jodi Santella Williams.
They have one son together, named JJ Alexander Hardy. Hardy has served on the Washington & Jefferson College Board of Trustees.
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