Community honors retiring Plainville custodian who took care of elementary school since 1978

Plainville, Ct. – 02/05/2021 – Custodian John Procko (right), with his son Joey (left) and wife Joan, waves to well-wishers passing his home during a drive-by retirement party. Procko, 62, said he began working at the school when he was 19 and at the time thought he would move on after a couple years. He stayed after meeting and marrying his wife who also worked at the school. Photograph by Mark Mirko | mmirko@courant.com (Mark Mirko/Mark Mirko)