Joe Stortini has had and continues to have a simply wonderful
life, filled with tremendous memories and accomplishments.
From his early teens, Joe was an accomplished baseball and
football player, earning him a scholarship to the University
of Puget Sound. He recalls playing catch with his dad as early
as 4 years of age and he attributes those countless hours
to his success on the field. His loving parents continued to
support him in all of his endeavors.

As an adult, Joe began coaching and teaching, a natural
career choice. His teaching jobs included two years at
McCarver Elementary and Junior High schools, eight years
at Wilson High School, Ten years at Mt. Tahoma High and
two more years at the University of Puget Sound. Students
taught or coached by Joe number in the thousands, including
sports celebrity Ahmad Rashad, "Thanks for helping me in the
game of life," Rashad wrote.


After 25 years of teaching and coaching, Joe began his second
career as a Pierce County Executive. Taking root in 1968 in one
of his Mt. Tahoma High School's American Government classes,
Joe assigned research projects to his class concerning local
politics. By the time the research was concluded, his class
convinced him to run for the 27th District state Senate position.
With the effort of his hard working class, Joe won that election
and several others after that concluding a 24-year political career
in the early 1990's..

Joe is continually supported by his loving wife Carol and his
wonderful family. Together, they ventured into Joe's third and
current career—a restaurant owner. In 1993, Joe along with
his family and partners, opened Mama Stortini's, an Italian
restaurant in the heart of University Place. After five years
as owner of Mama Stortini's, Joe sold the restaurant and worked
there simply as an employee. The ownership bug bit him again
and he then decided to create a new Italian restaurant experience.
With the hard work and determination from countless individuals,
Joeseppi's was born!

"The restaurant business has been fun and rewarding for my
family, and for me in particular, the past few years," Joe proclaims.
"It has afforded us the opportunity to make community service a
way of life. Stortini spaghetti dinners have fueled fund raisers
for schools, churches, senior centers, athletic teams, service
organizations and many other community groups. This will
continue at Joeseppi's."



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