Birthday                    19 March 1941

Nickname                  Smog

E-mail address          jim.small@mebbs.com

Home address            2760 Meadowbrook Drive SE
                                 Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Phone                        319 363 5943

Marital status           Divorced

What's happened since 1959?          Started at Collins Radio Company as a draftsman in 1960. Married Corrine in 63. Two daughters, Julie and Vicki, both live within a few miles. 4 grandchildren, oldest known by Barb May.
Divorced in 73. Married Margaret in 76. Divorced in 79.
Spent time as a mechanical designer at Norand Corp, J-Tec Assoc, JE Adams here in Cedar Rapids. Did design consulting at several Eastern Iowa companies. Did circuit card layout for several years, primarily on defence contracts.

What's happening now?        Now fully retired.

What are your hobbies?        Due to arthritis in my wrist I have given up lapidary, selling most of my machinery and rough material last year. Still do a little aquarium activities. Love music and old time radio broadcasts.
Was notified that my new hobbies are losing weight and getting fit.

Are you planning on attending the 50th reunion?        If possible.

Who have you kept in touch with?        George Sammis, Gary McDonald, Gary Edwards, Don Stebbins, Nancy Lien Weber, Barb Moninger May, Ken Tyner

Memories from school days        Not much positive.

Favorite song from the 50's     Broken-Hearted Melody by Sarah Vaughn 
Jim Smalldridge
George Sammis and I share Email pretty often so we try to visit when he and Hilda return to Iowa.  Talking about old favorite things, we decided to make a pilgrimage to the Spam Museum in Austin, MN Aug '07.

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