Few would argue that a positive attitude is a key ingredient for the success of any textile service manager or employee, regardless of any adversity the person might face. 
 
Donald Joyner, 71, a retired vice president of Servitex (now Alsco) in Kinston, NC, tested the limits of this maxim and came away with an inspiring story. Readers of our Flashback item may recall that in March we chronicled ‘Act I’ of Joyner’s life and his near-death experience in the linen supply business. 
 
‘Still alive’
 
While moonlighting in August 1963 from his ...