Homeless Hero Award Presented To The UPS Foundation
In My Father’s Kitchen
Partnership is a great Key for the success of the work we do at IMFK. We were able to present Mike Ferony (District Operations Manager) and Brian Speller (Northeast District-Director Labor Relations) the Homeless Hero Award. This award is presented to individuals and organizations that go above and beyond the call of duty by bringing Value and Dignity to those who feel Invisible.
James Emmett Casey was born on March 29, 1888, in Candelaria, NV. The Casey family later moved to Seattle, and soon after the move, Jim’s father became ill.
The eldest of four children (Jim, George, Henry, and Marguerite), Jim, left school at the age of 11 to begin working as a messenger due to the financial circumstances of his family. He and some friends later started their own small messenger service in Seattle. In 1905, they sold the business and moved to Nevada in search of gold.
When he returned to Seattle in 1907, Jim founded the American Messenger Company with partner Claude Ryan. The company served its customers by delivering telephone messages and running errands.
In 1913 the company merged with the Motorcycle Delivery Company, owned by Evert McCabe, to form Merchants Parcel Delivery. Jim’s first role was as manager of the delivery department.
After Charlie Soderstrom joined the company, Jim’s primary responsibility was for the financial side of the business. The name United Parcel Service was first used when the company opened operations in Oakland, CA, in 1919. The Seattle office did not adopt the name United Parcel Service until 1925.
Jim became the President of United Parcel Service when the Oakland company was incorporated. He held that position until his retirement in March 1962, when George Smith became CEO. Jim remained active with UPS and served on UPS’s Board of Directors until May 1983.
He died on June 6, 1983, at the age of 95
The UPS Foundation have been wonderful supporters of our Mission. On behalf of all of our friends outdoors and those that were housed we say thank you! You and your Team are truly Homeless Hero’s!
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