Alphonse Ruggiero.

Alphonse Ruggiero, a World War II veteran, founded one of the first Ace Hardware stores in the Phoenix area in 1976.

Martin Ruggiero is a co‑owner of Ruggiero’s Ace Hardware. He, along with his brother Art, purchased the family business from their father Alphonse Ruggiero in 1982 and helped expand the chain of hardware stores across the western United States.