MSCO

Herbert and Marguerite Whitaker established Mechanical Service Company. In 1955. Herbert operated the firm from a tiny building attached to their garage while Marguerite kept the books, answered the phone, and took care of the three kids. By the early sixties, Herbert moved the family business into a new office in the Ingleside section of Norfolk, Virginia. In 1967, Jack Whitaker, Herbert's 2nd child, started working full-time after many years of part-time work for the firm.