Need new heels, soles, lifts, taps? Right close by at 15073 Jog Road, next door to the recently closed Kings Point Fish Market is Kings Point Shoe Repair where you’ll find 6’ Ed Jarman, 54 year old native Brooklynite repairing, resoling, or stretching men’s and ladies shoes, boots and sandals. He is also equipped to repair handbags, briefcases and luggage. Ed learned his trade by working in his father-in-law’s shoe repair shop in Hallandale in 1980.

Ed’s wife Marion often helps in the store checking work in and out, while Ed mans the various machines in the back, cutting leather, then building a resole and heel job. These folks have lived in Delray for 26 years and have been in this business for 13 years. They have one adult son, Michael.

Ed’s leisure time activities include studying the Bible, and deep sea fishing, but his principal goal is to make a living for his family. He admires people who are honest, generous, considerate and have compassion for others.

Ed lives those traits every day. Twenty years ago he donated a kidney to his sister. She passed away a year ago. His generosity provided her with the gift of life for nearly twenty more years. A person Ed looked up to as a youngster who possessed these traits was his grandfather who became Assistant Highway Commissioner for the City of New York.

If you were wondering whether to repair your favorite shoes, or buy a new pair, visit Ed Jarman’s King’s Point Shoe Repair shop with those shoes in hand. Ed will solve your problem with careful, excellent workmanship. The store is open Monday through Friday 9 AM to 4:30 PM; Saturday 10 AM to 1 PM.

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