Background
Bessette, Joseph Thomas was born on May 30, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Michael and Rosalie Elizabeth (Kane) Bessette.
Bessette, Joseph Thomas was born on May 30, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Joseph Michael and Rosalie Elizabeth (Kane) Bessette.
Bachelor of Science in Mktg, University of Illinois, 1949.
Advertising terrace manager, Popular Mechanics magazine, Chicago, 1949-1955; advertising terrace manager, then national sales manager, Conover-Mast Publs., Chicago and New York City, 1955-1960; national sales manager, then public, Physicians Management magazine, Evanston, Illinois, 1961-1972; Eastern office manager, American Medical Association Publs., New York City, 1972-1974; public dental division Dental Economics and Proofs magazine, PennWell Public Company, Tulsa, 1975-1987; public director, group vice president, Telecommunications Products and Technology magazine, Tulsa, 1983-1984; group vice president, PennWell Public Company, Tulsa, 1987-1992; retired, PennWell Public Company, Tulsa, 1992; president, Business-To-Business Associations, Inc., since 1992.
Served with United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1943-1946.
Married Elizabeth Ann Porter, March 15, 1947. Children: Daniel Joseph, Michael Thomas, Susan Elizabeth, Chad Porter, Matthew Kane.