Dream Bigger
History of The Resicom Group
Joseph Fatigato, born in Acerra, Italy in 1905, came to America at age 15 with the hopes of finding prosperity and building a future. By age 24, Joseph had married Angeline Gallo and was making a decent living working as a mechanic.
When the Great Depression hit, a once promising career evaporated and dreams of opening his own shop seemed insurmountable.
Despite his financial difficulties, Joe continued to forge ahead relying on his dedicated work ethic completing odd jobs and painting projects. His son Anthony Fatigato remembers his father loading up his paint equipment and materials onto the public train to work in downtown Chicago.
Joe’s break came in 1950 when he found employment for a lawyer who invested in apartment buildings. Painting and maintaining the apartments, Joe was able to provide a steady income for his family while developing his own clients. One by one the sons came to work with him. Joe grew the business and enjoyed a stability not experienced since before the Depression.
“Teach the young ones this business and they will never go hungry” was Joe’s philosophy. One by one the sons came to work with him.
Resicom is built upon this rich history and work ethic.
John Fairclough is a 4th generation descendant of Joseph Fatigato and he continues to honor the ethics set out so many years ago.
Much like his great-great grandfather, John Fairclough started Resicom with not much more than a dream and a goal. He launched the company from a friends basement. Each morning family crew members of technicians and painters would be dispatched from the driveway. Most evenings, family members cleared the table after dinner and then sat down to create mailers and advertisements, do the accounting and map out the company’s future plans.
In 1998, the business was challenged with internal conflicts and the overall business direction. It was decided to incorporate the business as Resicom with John Fairclough as president, his brother Michael and brother-in-law Rick Detres as Executive Vice Presidents. As the company evolved growing pains occurred. Resicom’s true culture solidified as people originally brought on board didn’t evolve as the company did and either sifted away or were released despite the risk of severing friendships and family connections.
In 2009 the economic downturn provided John the best adversity of his career. The environment that brought down many other companies required the mental strength and courage that took a devastating situation and turned it into a defining moment in the company’s history. John initiated and executed a recovery plan that expanded the company’s services and diversified its client base to better prepare it for the next cycle of volatility that is sure to come.