Joseph Peter Krupski

Joseph was born on December 31, 1943 in Greenport, Long Island. His parents were farmers that lived in Mattituck, on a farm that was purchased by his Polish immigrant grandparents. He attended elementary and high school at Mattituck High School. After graduation in June 1961, he attended Mohawk Valley Community College, in Utica, New York.  There he received two Associate Degrees in Retail Business Management and Electrical Technology. After graduation, in October 1965 he married his wife Rebecca, from New Hartford, New York. They had been dating for two years since October 1963. After the wedding they moved to Rochester, New York renting an apartment for three years before buying their first home.  Presently married for sixty-one years. They have four children, nine grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

    The following timeline reflects his journey through life up to the release of his first novel, Bailie Beach:

• October 1965 to June 1967: Employed by General Railway Signal Company as an engineering draftsman designer. He was responsible for the design of the subway traffic system for the 125^th Street Control Station in the New York City Transit System. August 1966 our daughter Lisa Marie was born.
• June 1967 to August 1988: Employed by Eastman Kodak Company first hired as an electronics technician. He later advanced to leading a technical group that maintained and serviced electronic equipment internally to the company. Then promoted to the engineering staff in the Customer Equipment Service Division. The following birthdays for our other three children are: July 1970 Brian Joseph, December 1977 Thomas Andrew, May 1980 Jessica Lynn.
• August 1988 to November 1995: Transferred to Memphis, Tennessee, as a Service Manager responsible for a large group of technicians supporting service of Kodak equipment owned by Kodak customers. His territory covered three states, Arkansas, Mississippi and West Tennessee.
• November 1995: Retired from Eastman Kodak at the age of fifty-two.
• May 1996 to September 2002: Employed by Morgan Stanley as a financial advisor.  Serving a client base owning assets of twenty-five million dollars.
• September 2002 to March 2016: Moved to The Villages, Florida and joined his wife’s travel agency Cruise Planners as a travel agent and manager. Assisted in growing the business to a successful home-based business. Sold the agency to an Associate in the year 2016.
• April 2017 to the Present: Moved back to Tennessee where they presently reside.

     Joseph and Rebecca had traveled extensively during the years of booking travel for their clients. Places like Australia, New Zealand, all of Europe and the British Isles to name a few. They continue to travel to this day mostly in the United States of America or on Ocean Cruises. Joseph presently spends the majority of his time writing. His latest endeavor is writing a murder mystery novel slated to be released in 2027. The planned title is: Keuka Lake Mystery. The main character in the mystery series of three books, is John Edward Bertone. A character who appears in the last book of the Bailie Beach Saga. Joseph is also writing his autobiography; planned release is for 2027. The title is Journey to My Last Penny.