A few months ago, “06880” reported that Billy Hess — the longtime and very popular summertime fixture at Joey’s by the Shore, and winter manager of Joey’s at the Longshore ice rink — was seriously ill with lung cancer.
Billy’s many friends and fans rallied to help. He’s still battling — and Westporters can still help.
Townee — the local t-shirt, tank top, hoodie and fleece company — has designed a special edition shirt. Proceeds help pay Billy’s medical expenses.
It’s extra-special, because it features the same logo Billy designed, and etched in the Joey’s counter years ago. If you’ve ever bought burgers, fries or lobster rolls at the beach — and who hasn’t? — you’ve seen it there.
The unisex crew-neck gray tee sells for $30. How appropriate — Billy has worked at Joey’s for 30 years.
As for the colors: Billy was part of the design process. He requested red and blue, to show his patriotism.
Remember, every summer he dresses up as Uncle Sam.
(To order a Billy Hess t-shirt, click here. To contribute to his GoFundMe page, click here.)
Billy Hess with his wife Gina and daughters.
Thanks for sharing! The link wasn’t working for me, but here’s the GoFundMe page:
https://www.gofundme.com/fundraiser-for-billy-hess
Thanks for helping us spread the word! We honored to do this for Billy and would love to see every Westporter in The Billy Tee!