{"id":231693,"date":"2021-11-28T17:56:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T01:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pacificemblem.com\/?p=231693"},"modified":"2024-09-10T03:35:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T10:35:44","slug":"pacific-sportswear-and-emblem-company-makes-memorial-ups-patches-to-honor-deceased-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devu21.stagingtestserver.com\/pacificemblem\/pacific-sportswear-and-emblem-company-makes-memorial-ups-patches-to-honor-deceased-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific Sportswear and Emblem Company Makes Memorial UPS Patches to Honor Deceased Driver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Pacific Sportswear and Emblem Company, a 30-plus year patch and emblem manufacturer, had to react to a terrible plane crash right near its corporate offices that claimed the life of a UPS driver whose truck was struck by the plane.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/devu21.stagingtestserver.com\/pacificemblem\/wp-content\/uploads\/UPS_Patch.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;UPS_Patch&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;34%&#8221; max_width_tablet=&#8221;40%&#8221; max_width_phone=&#8221;60%&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.8em&#8221; text_font_size_tablet=&#8221;18px&#8221; text_font_size_phone=&#8221;14px&#8221; text_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Rich \u201cDr. Patch\u201d Soergel, CEO of Pacific Sportswear and Emblem, worked for UPS as his first job and is a private pilot (his dad was a 40-year United pilot), with his office right down the street from the accident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt in my heart I had to do something to honor Steve, who drove for 30 years at UPS and was about to retire,\u201d Soergel said. \u201cI came up with a simple memorial patch that drivers could wear on their sleeves to keep Steve and his life at UPS in their minds. 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