Joseph John Racsko, of Stratford CT, entered this world on 18 May 1926. He was one of five children, two of which would fight to defend the principals of the United States of America during World War Two. Following the war he met and married Rose O'Brien and fathered six children. He worked for a New York utility company for fifty-eight years. He enjoyed automobiles and spent a lot of time fixing and driving them. Joseph entered heaven's gates on 14 December 2019, he was 93 years old. He is survived by his six children, seven grand children his brother and sister.