Amway Grand Plaza Hotel CEO Joe Tomaselli gets a hug from Rosemary Paniwozik, a cafeteria server, on

Amway Grand Plaza Hotel CEO Joe Tomaselli gets a hug from Rosemary Paniwozik, a cafeteria server, on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 in the Grand Rapids, Mich. hotel. For the past 25 years, Tomaselli has stayed in a room at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel while Patty, his wife of 42 years, continued to live at their home in suburban St. Louis. Tomaselli, said he commutes to his hometown several times a month and intends to return there when he retires after Dec. 31. ALL LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL TV INTERNET OUT
Amway Grand Plaza Hotel CEO Joe Tomaselli executive inn suites stands outside the lobby of the hotel on Oct. 17, 2012 in Grand Rapids, Mich. For the past 25 years, Tomaselli has stayed in a room at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel while Patty, his wife of 42 years, continued to live at their home in suburban St. Louis. Tomaselli, said he commutes to his hometown several times a month and intends to return there when he retires after Dec. 31. ALL LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL TV INTERNET OUT
Amway Grand Plaza Hotel CEO Joe Tomaselli, left, shakes executive inn suites hands with Jose Toribio, a laundry attendant, on Oct. 17, 2012 in the Grand Rapids, Mich. hotel. For the past 25 years, executive inn suites Tomaselli has stayed in a room at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel while Patty, his wife of 42 years, continued to live at their home in suburban St. Louis. Tomaselli, said he commutes to his hometown several times a month and intends to return there when he retires executive inn suites after Dec. 31. ALL LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL TV INTERNET OUT
The decision to stay in St. Louis began when his son and daughter were in high school during the early years, he said. When they went to the University of Missouri , the family decided to stay in St. Louis and now there are grandchildren to spend time with.