Skills and work ethic are often passed from fathers to sons. But for Keith Riccitelli and Aaron Morris, fathers-in-law have set examples that shaped both of their lives.
Almost two years ago, Keith founded Rapid Response Plumbing with his son-in-law Aaron, sharing with Aaron the same values his own father-in-law shared with him.
“I’ve been in the industry 32 years,” Keith explained. “I learned this trade from my father-in-law, and he encouraged me to do work the right way. The best way we could do that was to open our own business.”
Gratitude is at the core of Rapid Response Plumbing and Keith’s heart for those in need.
“We try to figure out what we can do to help because our whole family is very blessed. Once we came across Heather, Kyle and Ashley at Home Repairs Ministries, we knew we could help,” Keith said.
Though this partnership is only a few months old, Keith and his team have already helped multiple homeowners — and have been blessed through their service.
“For one lady, we redid her whole kitchen and three full bathrooms, from gutting to mitigating to rebuilding it. We re-plumbed her whole home,” he shared. “For another homeowner, we just redid the flooring for two bathrooms and the plumbing from start to finish — and we did it all in five days.”
Witnessing how their skills can transform life for homeowners makes this work especially rewarding for Keith and his team.
“I have seen people who had no options. One lady wasn’t able to use her plumbing for years. We were able to give her a new home in a sense because she is now able to use her plumbing. She was crying. She was so happy,” he said. “I’ve never seen people who were so grateful for what was done for them.”
Keith is excited to see how this new partnership with Home Repairs allows his company to continue serving their community.
“[Home Repairs] is a different entity, but their vision is the same as ours,” Keith shared.
“My son-in-law and I grew up the same way. We worked for everything we had, but we’ve also realized we’ve gotten where we have from good people behind us. By the grace of God, we are where we are. I don’t think we could ever give back enough for the blessings we’ve gotten.”
Keith hopes he has the opportunity to share Home Repairs Ministries with other local businesses that want to give back. Through partnerships like these, they know more vulnerable homeowners can find safety and dignity.
“I know how it would’ve meant to me if I had help like this,” he said, “and I can’t put into words what it feels like helping others who have been where I’ve been in my life.”
