Jerry
Jerry Starr a man with big ideas opened his first automotive repair shop at the young age of 21 years old. In the first 2 years, Starr Automotive was located at 42nd Ave and East Lake Street. For the 3rd and 4th years Starr Automotive was located in South East Minneapolis until another location on Lake Street was made available.
In June of 1986, Jerry bought Lake Street Mobile. Which was a full-service gas station at that time. After 4 years of being Lake Street Mobil, Jerry changed the name back to Starr Automotive to focus primarily on his mission, offering: An honest repair at a fair price. Starr Automotive has also taken pride in educating their customers.
Michelle
Michelle grew up in South Minneapolis. She is married to Jerry. She has 4 children, Dayna, Cory, Zack, and Ashley. She also has 4 grandchildren. She started working at Starr Automotive when her youngest child started school. That was in 1998 and has been here ever since. She has learned a lot about cars over the years. She enjoys spending time with her kids and grandkids. Along with her 3 Yorkies; Barkey, Hunter, and Hailey.
Duff
Duff grew up in South West Minneapolis.
He has always had a passion for cars, which he feels came from his father and older brother.He attended Southwest High School, and from there he attended Hennepin Technical College and also Detriot Diesel School. After 2 years of working for his brother, his brother relocated out of the city which brought him to Starr Automotive. Duff now lives in the Longfellow neighborhood. He enjoys spending time with his son and 2 daughters. He also enjoys working on his 1966 Ford Mustang.
Shawn
Shawn has lived in the South Minneapolis community his whole life. His interest in automotive repair piqued while in the automotive program at Roosevelt High School. After finishing high school he received his automotive degree from Dunwoody College of Technology. He started his career in a "big chain" repair shop and felt that their way of doing business kept him from sleeping well at night. One year later he found Starr Automotive and has been there ever since. He spends his free time with his wife and two daughters. He also enjoys playing softball, bowling and bike riding.
Zack
Zack is the youngest son of Jerry and Michelle. After graduating from high school.
Zack attended Dunwoody College for Automotive Repair.
Zack has been working here now for 4 years.
We are lucky to have him.
Zack works on customers vehicles as well as in the office.
Zack is single,and he still lives in South Minneapolis.
During his spare time, he enjoys playing basketball and softball,
as well as spending time with his nephews.