A Tribute to My Dad

A Tribute to My Dad


William (Bill) Podrasky

1929-2014

"My Biggest Supporter"


When I started my business in 1980, my dad was my biggest supporter. At the time, he worked in the HR department of Kaman Corporation. Kaman had a “Kaman Club” run by John Toman and my dad talked to him about my business often. John said “Send her in” and that was the beginning of our relationship with the company. The club sold our logo jackets, caps and mugs, just to name a few. Next thing I knew, we were supplying the club with all of their employee wearables and promotional items. We were printing every design, from the K-max to the SH-2G.

From this connection, our company moved on to help Kaman Aerospace, Kaman Industrial Technologies, Kamatics and Kaman Aerosystems.

I would always supply my dad with samples through the years and he beamed with pride every time. The enclosed mug was on his desk for over 30 years, along with a drawer filled with the attached pins and keychains.

When times were tough running the business, my dad’s advice was always “Just keep going, never give up or in”. Thanks Dad, I still remember that advice! 

It’s been 36 years and Kaman and all of its subsidiaries are still great customers of ours. Thank you for being such a supportive dad.

13th Jun 2016 Karen Depray

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