Joe Hakkala's Luck

About the Book

Joe Hakkala lost his parents in an accident as a child and was placed in an orphanage. He never expected as a teenager that when a judge gave him a choice of time in a juvenile facility or enlistment in the Army that it would lead to an uncle, a Finnish immigrant, who became his family and gave him the means to become a fast food entrepreneur when Joe retired from the Army. Nor did he expect that Maddy, the woman he loved as an enlisted man, would become the mistress of Earl J. Stokes, ex-preacher and founder of Daddyo’s a small fast food chain. What he did find was that running a business presented a different set of challenges than what he’d encountered in the Army.

About the Author

Hugh Matson retired from the Army in 1972 as a Lieutenant Colonel after twenty-one years. He completed tours of duty in Korea, Germany, Russia and South Vietnam where he earned the Combat Infantryman’s Badge and the Paddy Rat award. He was a safety officer in the Philadelphia Water and Health Departments. He retired as a McDonald’s franchisee after twenty years. He is the author of Deep Game, Killer’s Gift, The Sun Never Sets in July, Charlie Robinson’s Revenge, The Drummer Boy, Joe Hakkala’s Luck, Galina, and Just A Life: A Memoir. He lives in Gansevoort, New York with his companion and three cats one of which is a Maine Coon Cat.