Our History

• 1974   Edward H Senke Specialty Services was founded. 

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• 1976   David Senke began working with his father, Ed.

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• 1985   Dave and his wife, Katie, took over the daily operations at Senke Specialty Services. Edward went on to retire around 1990.

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• 1990   Timothy Senke, Dave and Katie's son, began working part-time at the business, while still attending high school. Tim began full-time after graduating from LeMoyne College.

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• 1998   Christopher Starowicz, Dave and Katie's son-in-law became part of the family business.

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• 2000   Tracy Starowicz, Dave and Katie's daughter, joined the family business as the office assistant with her mother.

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• 2004   Thomas Senke became the last of Dave and Katie's children to join the family business. Tom no longer works on the road, but serves as an IT consultant.

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• 2005   Senke Specialty Services incorporated to become Senke's Specialty Service Inc. with Tim and Tracy being the new owners.

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• 2009   Senke's Specialty Service Inc aquired CNY Garage Door and merged the names to become Senke CNY Garage Door.

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• 2009   Jane Senke, Tim's wife, joined Tracy in the offices in 2009.

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• 2013   Senke's opened a showroom in East Syracuse in their existing warehouse and later that year closed their Clay showroom.