Richard and Rosalie Memije, a husband and wife partnership, would serve East York residents by fixing their malfunctioning appliances and supplying and installing new ones. Their son, James Memije, born and raised in East York, would often work in the shop, learning the skill of fixing appliances. As time went on, James grew up and began to play a more active role in his parents’ business, increasing its scope to include HVAC servicing.