Boudreau Plumbing & Heating

Nothing made my father more content than putting on his overalls, grabbing his wrenches and heading off to a job -- well, except maybe playing a round of early-morning golf. He loved the game since he was a caddie during the 1920s. Plumbing, though, was in his blood.

My father, John Aurel Boudreau, started John A. Boudreau Plumbing and Heating in 1952. He was born in Queens, New York City on May 16, 1916. As a young man during the Great Depression, my father dug ditches for a friend's father, who owned a plumbing business and was so impressed with his young worker that he offered him an apprenticeship. It was an opportunity he couldn’t pass up. My grandfather died when John was a teenager. So my father helped put food on the table for his mother and nine siblings. My father was drafted during World War II and served as a pipe fitter in the United States Naval Construction Battalions, known as the Seabees.

For a time he was stationed at a Naval base in San Bruno -- and fell in love with the Bay Area. After the war, he settled in Redwood City, working for plumbing company in Palo Alto before starting his own business, which he initially operated out of the house he built in the Redwood City hills. My father was committed to providing an honest, important service to the community.

I learned the trade under his tutelage, embraced his dedication to the industry, his integrity and commitment to customers. In 1992, I took over as President and owner of Boudreau Plumbing and Heating. My team and I strive every day to embody the same work ethic my father taught me. My father passed away on June 17, 2010. His spirit and passion for his family-run business remains.

We stand behind our work. We not only want your business now, but we want it in the future by earning your trust in our commitment to solving your problems. And by remembering the dedication of the golf-loving plumber from Queens.