Article: South Side handyman was proud of Polish heritage

When Linda Walsack labeled her husband, Carl, as "Mr. Fix It," she was describing a hard-working man who excelled at using his hands and tools.

"Carl not only did work around our house or for relatives, he also reached out to elderly neighbors who he knew could not do the work themselves," she said. "He'd also cut their grass."

Carl Walsack of the South Side, who worked in the Department of Facilities Management at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC in Oakland, died of cancer on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, in Family Hospice and Palliative Care, Mt. Lebanon. He was 66.

Mr. Walsack graduated from the former Washington Vocational High School in Lawrenceville. He began his 42-year career at the ...

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