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The Pool Store
he Pool Store is where you can find swimming pools
As part of the business landscape in Rome, we have
and all your pool supplies. The store itself has had
had the pleasure of not only being Rome’s go-to pool place
several owners throughout the years while being in
but also being part of several of our community’s events
continuous operation since 1971, making it the oldest full-
and organizations. These include the Rome-Floyd Parks
service pool store in Floyd County. The company grew to its
and Recreational Department, Relay for Life, the YMCA,
current state via the entrepreneurial dreams of its founders,
Mercy Senior Care, and Toys for Tots, and we are strong
Tom Fox and Dave Ficquette, both of whom began their
supporters of Rome’s Masonic and Shriners’ clubs. The list
careers in the pool industry with Leslie’s Pool Supplies,
goes on, as giving back to the community that supports us
one of the largest pool suppliers in the U.S., many years
is one of the cornerstones of our business practices. We are
before coming to Rome in 2000. I joined the team in May of
truly grateful for these opportunities when they arise.
2010 and have had the privilege of being a part of The Pool Store ever since. Between the three of us, we have over 70 years of pool professional experience, most of that expertise belonging to Dave. Being part of this organization has been one of the greatest opportunities of my professional career. I take joy in the fact that we are such a close-knit team with a staff that feels more like family than co-workers. In fact, a great many of our customers just assume we are family. It gives real meaning to the saying, “Not all family is blood.”
22 // April 2020
