How did you end up with a Westshore Pizza franchise?
The guy who started the franchise Bobby Vasaturo had a traveling softball team and he paid me money to play for him. Once he started franchising them out, they started doing well and I went ahead and bought one. We’ve been at this one almost six years. You’ve mentioned faith a couple of times. Expand upon how faith has helped you. To be honest with you, I was raised in the church. I got saved at the age of 15. I’ve gone to the same church all my life (First Freewill Baptist) and Roger Duncan has been the pastor all my life. I’ve always put the Lord first in anything I’ve ever done. When I opened this business, I prayed about it. I was very discouraged when I tore up my knee. That was my dream, that’s all I ever did was play ball. But like I said, I think everything happens for a reason. DESSERT: A postscript from Ernest Lamar jokes that good help is hard to find at the restaurant, but most of his employees are reliable “kinfolk.” … Rebekah often helps and he calls their relationship
