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Building a Dream, One Brick at a Time

- CHRIS HAMILTON 

FOR MOST PEOPLE ON THE PLANET, CEMENTING A PLACE IN HISTORY COMES IN DIFFERENT FORMS. Some define their legacy in sports or movies, some with heroism and accolades, but a select few leave their mark by good old’ fashioned hard work. Using your hands to build foundations for government buildings or create homes and barriers to protect others comes with a satisfaction most of us will never experience. Then you meet guys like Rich Gentner, Jr., from Georgetown, Delaware, a mason contractor with a meticulous mind and a hard-working mentality. The owner of this family-run company takes pride in every brick he and his crew lay, and the structures they build will be there forever. That’s how you leave your mark in history!

A lifetime of attention to detail is sure to carry over to all aspects of life. In this case, Rich is just like you and me—addicted to cool trucks that function as good as they look. Having always wanted a bagged full-size truck, Rich headed out to the local Chevrolet dealership in 2012 and picked up a sweet new Chevy Silverado Crew Cab 1500. He bagged it right when he got it and eventually stock-floor body dropped it a year later. The truck performed perfectly, and Rich enjoyed it for many years until one fateful trip on his way home from the Carlisle Truck Nationals in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The sound of an axle snapping can ruin a road trip really quick and set you back a few days repairing it. Luckily Rich already had some plans in his head for the next major modification, and this gave him the motivation to get started.