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Morris Jason |
We are proud to have been in the plumbing business
as a family for THREE GENERATIONS. My father (Morris
E. Sunkel) started Sunkel Plumbing and Heating back
in 1955. He had a dream of providing plumbing and
heating service to the residents of Bloomington
-Normal - Mclean County. He had been a builder of
new homes prior to obtaining a Master Plumbers Lic.
at the very beginning of the states requirements,
to be licensed in Illinois. I (Morris R. Sunkel}
started officially in June of 1964. Although I had
helped in the summer and, after school most of my
teen years. Some of you remember our variety store
in Bloomington at 1004 W. Market Street across from
the former Baumgarts Coal & Lumber store. There
we sold dime store and, hardware type commodities
as well as based the Sunkel Plumbing Business out
of the office there. When my dad got wind of a store
called K-Marts and that it was going to start a
store in Bloomington, He saw the handwriting on
the wall and promptly sold the store. He was an
avid reader of the Wall Street Journal and knew
we couldn't compete with a large corp. Sunkel Plumbing
and Heating Continued Until his death in 1966. It
was several years before I could restart the business
again and continue with his legacy. Hard work, a
prayer, and a few years later I was able to start
up again. Jason Sunkel my son also works as a plumber
and is an integral part of the business. He started
working with me in the summertime and after school.
Similar to how I had worked for my dad. He has helped
in the business since about 1992. Completed his
apprenticeship and later obtained his Journeyman
lic. and been working for me ever since. This is
truly one my life's greatest pleasures for me. He
has turned into a fine young man and a extremely
qualified Plumber (do I sound like a father, yet?)
Our philosophy is still to serve Bloomington - Normal
- Mclean County with honor and integrity. Providing
our customers with great plumbing.
We try to do over and above what is required to
please our faithful customers. And It has paid off,
in a time when small businesses are falling to the
right and left, we have flourished because of our
commitment to you and your friends. Give us a try
You also will be one of our faithful customers!
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