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James Lott

Jim Lott Bio-What the hell did I do with my life?

After graduation from NPHS, I went to college at Penn Morton College (Widener University) and graduated with a BS in Business Administration.

My 1st job after graduation was sales with DuPont in the Photo Products Division. I was sent Los Angeles. Before leaving, I got married to Joan Yoder on September 13, 1969.

We moved to Manhattan Beach, Ca. and lived at the beach for the next 22 years. I really hated working for a large corporation and we decided to open our 1st of many businesses. We opened the 1st all salt water aquarium store in 1972 just before our only son Jay was born. It was a big risk but we succeeded and sold it 9 years later. We took a year off and decided to buy the next business which made custom upholstery furniture. Another 8 years pass and we sell it and take another 18 months off. Time for the next business. This time we buy a custom kitchen and bath company. You can see the pattern. Career building is not as important as having fun. Time to sell the company and move on.

This time we decided to really mix it up and move from the beach to somewhere we’ve never been before. In 1992 we picked Boise, Idaho, because of a recommendation from a beach friend who had been there. We flew up on a summer weekend, liked it and bought a house. We didn’t have jobs so we took about 9 months off to explore and remodel. We needed something to do so we become the national distributor for a South African sink manufacturer we were familiar with from the kitchen store. One of our biggest customers bought it about 10 years ago. I then got into real estate as a Realtor and have been active till now. We also saw the need for a Stainless Steel sink distribution business in the Northwest and that is what we have done to the present.

I have looked at working not as a job but as an opportunity to be semi-retired throughout my life. Joan has been my partner in crime the entire time. When it’s not fun, I’m not doing it.

A little other info- We have a beautiful granddaughter who’s 2.

Any of you who knew me in H.S. may remember me as car crazy. Guess what, I still am and have had hotrods, classics, convertibles, and trucks my whole life. I also restore 1950s and 60s vintage RV trailers.

Wish we could be there for our 50th reunion but if you notice when we were married, it will be on the night of the dinner 45 years ago. Dave Devonshire, Dave Sampson, Kathy Carr, and Tim Waad were there. So we’ll toast you and you toast us. Have a wonderful time everyone and please visit if you’re ever this way.

One last note about my picture-I failed to mention we’ve are still in the Witness Protection Program. To protect my identity they used extensive latex rubber, make up, and hair color and did a really good job. To help you visualize what I really look like try and envision Justin Timberlake in 5 or 6 years. You’d think we were twins, ok, fraternal twins.

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