In 1930 Addenaco "Dan" Pasquini, a local Live Oak farmer, purchased a piece of property from J.L. Sullivan and his wife, Annie Berg Sullivan. The small property at the junction of Highway 99 and Kent Avenue included what became the location of Pasquini's Grocery and Gas Station.
Early on Dan was joined in the farming, grocery, and gas station operation by two of his nephews Alphonse "Al" Micheli and Roy Micheli. The third nephew, Justin Micheli would later join them.