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Five Miles of Smiles Joe McNamee, Sam Spera
“I just want to lie on the beach and eat hot dogs. That’s all I’ve ever wanted.” ~Kevin from The Office
vagabond 5 MILES of Smiles! To: Capt. MAC
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Congratulations Joe McNamee! Wishing my favorite mailman of 35 years, a happy retirement. Joe sure lived up to the Postman’s Oath, ”Neither Rain, Nor Sleet, Nor Dark Of Night Shall Stay These Couriers From The Swift Completion Of Their Appointed Rounds.” (Shown here in the aftermath of the double blizzard of 2010) In April 2021, a new chapter in Joe’s life set sail on the Captain Mac, owned and operated by Capt. Joe McNamee himself.
Joe is pictured here working on the Rainbow for Capt. Dom D’Orio, a summer job that led Joe to a lifetime of island pleasure, fishing on the sea. He became a mate and after moving to Wildwood full time in 1980, he got his captain’s license at the young age of 19. Today, he can hang his sign and never have to take it down... “GONE FISHING!” Wishing you “Fair Winds and Following Seas...”
Sam the pizza man
On March 12th, 2021, Sam’s Pizza Palace announced the passing of its founding father, Sam Spera at age 92. Born in 1928 in Villalba, Sicily, Sam set off to America in 1951 with a few dollars in his pocket. He and his wife Anna settled in Trenton, NJ, eventually making their way to Wildwood. Sam’s goal of building a business to support his family resulted in something much bigger than he could’ve ever envisioned. “Sam leaves behind a legacy built on flour and sauce, hard work, and strong will, “ his family wrote on their social media pages. They thanked everyone of their customers, staff and friends for being part of his life and story. Even on the day of his passing, Sam’s family opened their doors, because according to Spera’s son Tony, the patriarch “wouldn’t have wanted it any other way.”
