Name: Pat Ciervo

From: Reading, Pa.

To: Tooele

Pat Ciervo, 55, his wife, Sheila, 56, and children, Stacy, 31, and Ryan, 25, moved to Tooele in the summer of 2005.

"It has been pleasantly interesting living in Tooele," Ciervo said. "We have many of our kids here and we had our first grandchild here. It's amazing that we could come all the way from Pennsylvania and we could settle down and have a good life."

Ciervo and his wife dated at Reading High School and went to the University of Arkansas together. They got married and lived in their hometown until 2005 when Pat was hired to coach the Grantsville High School tennis team to replace coach Don Wayne Nelson. The Ciervos now live in Tooele.

Ciervo is still the GHS boys and girls tennis coach. He also teaches government, history, and current issues. Sheila teaches at Grantsville Elementary School.

"We love Tooele," Ciervo said. "We hope that it won't grow anymore than it already has. We have finally made warm to the small-town feeling and want that to stay."

Ciervo said that if he could have taken anything with him from his hometown to Tooele it would have been the taste of Pennsylvania.

"I just miss Italian sandwiches, Italian ice and Philly cheesesteak sandwiches," he said. "People here think they know Philly and Italian sandwiches, but until they go to Pennsylvania, they have no clue."

Overall, the Ciervo family has every intention to stay in the county.

"This is such a great place with great people," he said. "It wouldn't surprise me if we never left."

compiled by Steve Schwartzman

If you're a newcomer or know of a newcomer who'd like to share the story of why they moved to Tooele County, please contact Sarah Miley at (435) 882-0050 or via e-mail at swest@tooeletranscript.com.