Leading the Way: Blake Linxwiler, President & Master Electrician
Our Story: The Legacy of T3 Electrical Solutions
Graduated from ITI Technical College in 2008 with an associate’s degree in computer networking. Spent 7 years with Turner Industries Group as a manager in Information Technology. He oversaw the job site services, asset management, and IT support groups. Left Turner in 2015 to go to work for his late father Tommy at Linxwiler Electric. Oversaw growth of the company from 2 employees to over 20 full time employees over the course of a decade. Upon the death of his father in April of 2022, Blake became the owner and President of Linxwiler Electric and has continued to grow the business by maintaining the same beliefs and core values that his father did.
A Son’s Tribute: Blake Linxwiler on His Father
Tommy Linxwiler (Founder Linxwiler Electric) was raised in Zachary, Louisiana and was a proud Zachary Bronco from the class of 1971. He started his electrical career at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers union local 995 in 1976. He would start as an apprentice and work his way up to the role of journeyman over the years.
In 1985, Tommy would meet his wife and love of his life Lori Linxwiler. He would also start attending classes at ITI Technical College. Upon graduation in 1986, he would leave the union and accept a job at Georgia Pacific in Port Hudson as an instrumentation technician in the maintenance and converting department.
In 2003, Tommy started an electrical contracting company . He was able to grow this business while still being employed at Georgia Pacific thanks to his shift work schedule. Instead of sleeping between his night shifts and relaxing on his days off, he would perform service calls, new construction wiring, and generator installs for his customers. In 2006, he left Georgia Pacific to run his company full time. As his business grew, so did his need for more employees. Tommy was a big believer in using the tools he had at his disposal to get a job done. During summer and fall breaks, his son Blake and future son-in-law Zack would work with him. His wife Lori and daughter Ashtyn would chip in with invoicing and office work. He was such a believer in getting things done with what he had that he ran the accounting for his company using a Mary Kay beauty advisor accounting software (purchased by his wife years before when she worked as an independent sales director) and provided customers with handwritten estimates and invoices.
Over the next decade, the business would continue to grow, and so would Tommy's team. In 2014, Tommy hired his son Blake (this time as a full-time employee) to oversee the daily operations of the business, and the company began operating as Linxwiler Electric.
On April 26, 2022, Tommy unexpectedly passed away due to complications from COVID-19. His family was at his bedside as he drifted off into sleep. At his funeral, he was dressed in a Linxwiler Electric shirt, his trademark "Fluke" voltage tester in his front pocket, letters and pictures from his grandchildren placed around him. His pallbearers were his employees dressed in company shirts the same as him. There have been few men more kind or caring than he to ever walk this earth.
Tommy's 2 main visions for his business were built around relationships:
1.- Become genuinely interested in your people, treat them like family, and always place character above experience.
2.- Build friendships with your customers. Grow with them when they need you to, help them when they need it, and always treat them with respect.
Honoring Our Founder:
The Story of Tommy Linxwiler
Blake Linxwiler on his Dad:
“He never met a stranger, and he was the type of guy that everyone liked. He loved his family intensely and openly. I can’t recall a day where he didn’t tell every one of us, he loved us and was proud of us. He loved our mama and was the husband that every man aspires to be.
He wasn’t the least bit ashamed to get on the floor with his grandbabies and wrestle, or play dress up, or rock them on demand. They were his heart. He treated his employees like they were a part of his family. If they needed something and he could help, he was happy to do it. Whether you had been working with him for 10 years or it was your first day, you got treated with the same level of respect. He truly exemplified leading by example.
He was so much more to me than just a Dad. He was the best man in my wedding, he was my mentor, he was my boss, he was my closest friend, and he was the best at all of it.”
