by Linda Leuzzi

Jim Romeo was off to a consulting job after the Advance interview. Work, family and community are what he stands for. "I spent most of my time with my grandparents on my mother's side," he said. "We lived right next door on West 2nd Street." Holidays with 30 or 40 relatives were the norm.

At age 12, he helped his grandfather, who owned Schordine Refrigeration. "I knew you had to get up every day and had to do something," he recalled of the work ethic instilled. "I carried the tools and did whatever he asked me to do."

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