Paul T. Schenck

1925-2016 Great depression survivor,  World war 2 Veteran, inventor, self taught engineer,  traveling salesman, gas man,  sheetmetal specialist, and most important,  the smartest, humblest man anyone ever met,  and my grandfather. Life threw absolutely everything it...

Billy Whitt

Billy is the Founder of Fab II.  He bought a welder and other equipment, and started building columns and ‘buckets’ (truss hangers) out of his garage.  Welding was his business, and business was good!  He grew quickly, and 16 years and a few locations, later,  Rich...

Richard Chalupsky

Rich is the luckiest guy of the group.   Taught to be a tinbender, carpenter, plumber and appliance repairman by his grandfather, Paul T. Schenck, and  after 25 long and hard years in the restaurant industry with ownership in 5 different restaurants, he and his wife...

Thomas Linn

Thomas has known since he was 12 years old that he was going to be a welder, own his own shop, and build everything and anything that came his way.  After excelling in academics and athletics at Hibbing High,  he received his BS in Engineering Technology through...