Name: Robert Testa

Born: Buffalo, New York

Are you a Bills fan? I’ve always been a Browns fan. Long before the Bills came to Buffalo, I was a Browns fan.

Employer: Hartville Hardware. I’ve been there eight years in October.

Education: I went to high school in Amherst, New York and have a BS and MS from Rutgers University.

Do you follow their basketball program? A little. I follow the football team. I played football.

What books are you currently reading? When my wife and I travel to Chicago to see our daughter, we listen to audio books. We enjoy this.

Do you have a family? Yes, a wife, two daughters and five grandchildren.

What’s your favorite movie? Any of the Bourne movies.

Most people don’t know I...lived in Alaska. When I was in the service I ran the food lab on the Air Force base. I did microbiology studies.

If you could spend the day with anyone, living or dead, who would it be? Jesus.
What advice would you give a young person starting out? I’d advise them to get a good education, either vocational or college, and learn something new each day. If you apply yourself, doors open, and you can be successful. I think it’s important to learn everyday. I have a degree in food science and I’m doing marketing. You just never know what will happen.