In 40-plus years of flying the Happy Joe's Pizza banner, Dave VanderGinst has never met anyone like founder "Happy Joe" Whitty. "I had the good fortune to meet him before I had a Happy Joe's of my own ...

The death of Lawrence "Happy Joe" Whitty on Tuesday caused many of us to reminisce about interactions we've had with him and his impact on our community. Whitty will go down in local history as a folk ...

Happy Joe’s Pizza and Ice Cream Parlor is celebrating its 40th anniversary with several activities beginning this week to honor founder Joe Whitty. Happy Joe’s has launched the Happy Joe’s Kids ...

BETTENDORF, Iowa (KWQC) - The Unity Point Health- Trinity SEARCH Program received the fourth annual Happy Joe Whitty Award at Hand In Hand’s Chili Cook-Off last weekend. The Happy Joe Whitty Award is ...

Joe Whitty is none too happy that his beloved vacation home in Colorado burned down in last month's wildfires. But the perennially optimistic Happy Joe's founder pledges to rebuild bigger and better ...

People get nicknames for a reason, and for Lawrence "Happy Joe" Whitty, the reason was obvious. The Davenport baker-turned-pizza-magnate carried a love for people, having a good time and making people ...