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Dodge, Jason Michael {I322} (b. 17 FEB 1983)

Birth: 17 FEB 1983 Hurley Hospital, Flint, Genesee, Michigan
Reference: 322

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Smith, Cheryl Lynne {I323} (b. 01 OCT 1966)
Birth: 01 OCT 1966 St. Joseph Hospital, Flint, Michigan
Reference: 323

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Smith, Amy Ann {I324} (b. 09 FEB 1968)
Birth: 09 FEB 1968 McLaren Hospital, Flint, Michigan
Reference: 324

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Smith, Phillip David {I325} (b. 22 APR 1970)
Birth: 22 APR 1970 McLaren Hospital, Flint, Michigan
Reference: 325

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Smith, Sarah Jane {I326} (b. 07 MAR 1976)
Birth: 07 MAR 1976 Zeeland Hospital, Zeeland, Michigan
Reference: 326

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Smith, Tammy Lynn {I327} (b. 16 JUN 1975)
Birth: 16 JUN 1975 Livonia, Michigan
Reference: 327

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Jr., Mark Allen Smith {I328} (b. 27 FEB 1978)
Note: I was born on November 16, 1953 in Ludington, Michigan, but we
moved to Mt. Morris, Michigan when I was two years old. We
lived in the same house that my Mom, Dorothy, lives in now. It
is on Lewis Road about midway between Clio and Mt. Morris.

I am the fifth child of Otis and Dorothy. Neil and Carol live
in Clio; David lives in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Ruthie died
when I was a baby. My younger sister, Shirley, lives in
Lansing, Michigan. There are eight years between David, my
next oldest brother, and myself so my sister and I were alone
at home with Mom and Dad while we were growing up. The older
kids were on their own before I remember much about them.
Based on the pictures in Mom's hallway, I was the ring-bearer
in Carol's and Neil's weddings. I looked pretty good in a tux
at 5 years old.

Dad worked nights when I was at home, so I mainly saw him on
weekends. His work schedule allowed him to have the afternoons
to work in the garden and to keep up with the "to-dos" Mom gave
him. mom was there whenever I was at home. She was up and had
breakfast ready in the mornings and had dinner ready when I
came home from school. Looking back, I really appreciated
having Mom there whenever I needed her.

Thanks to Mom and Dad, I was raised in a Christian home. As
far back as I can remember, we went to church every Sunday.
Most of my social life growing up was centered around church.
It included Sunday School on Sunday mornings, Sunday morning
worship, Sunday night youth programs, Sunday night worship
service, youth Baptist Association meetings once or twice a
month and various youth summer camps and winter retreats.

My closest buddied growing up, Tom Johnson, Gordon Carrier and
Roger Carpenter were from our church. We spent most of our
free time together either driving around town or at each others
houses. In high school, we formed a Christian rock band. (Why
not? It was the 70's and everyone was in a band.) We played
in our church; many churches around Flint, Michigan; the
"Pipe", a Flint youth club; and at the IMA arena in downtown
Flint. We were really good. Sorry, no albums though.

I attended Elisabeth Ann Johnson High School in Mt. Morris,
Michigan from 1969 to 1972. I finished fifth in my class of
183. School was ok, but I loved sports. On the football team,
I played offensive and defensive tackle and was on varsity for
my sophomore through senior years. On the wrestling team, I
started on the varsity from freshman through my senior years.

I met Debbie, my future wife, when we were 16 at a Flint River
Baptist Youth Association meeting. I was running for President
of the Association. She saw me at the rally, and she was in
love (at first sight). Debbie went to Kearsley High School, so
we mainly saw each other on weekends. Debbie and I were
married on November 25, 1972. She was 18 and I had just turned
19. We immediately moved into an apartment in Columbus, Ohio
that I had picked out on my own. I was in Columbus attending
Ohio Institute of Technology. She hated the apartment. She
told me a couple of years ago that she cried when she first saw
it. For $120 per month, full furnished, the price was right.
We moved six months later to another apartment.

We moved back to Michigan after college. I started my
professional career with Docutel, the Automated Teller Company.
We lived in Northville, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti. I changed
jobs in 1976 and worked for Interactive Systems, which was
later acquired by 3M and then Allen-Bradley Company. 3M moved
us to Plano, Texas in 1981.

We loved it in Texas. We raised our family down there. We
made a lot of friends in Texas. We lived there for 13 years.
Go Cowboys! We moved back to Michigan in 1994.

Debbie and I have three children. Tammy, our oldest, is
married to Daniel Baird and has one child of her own, Bryce
Tyler. Tammy and her family live in Plano, Texas. She
graduated from Baylor University in May, 1997 and now teaches
fifth grade in the Plano School District.

Mark, my son, graduated from Michigan State University Business
School in May, 2000. His degree is in Finance. He has made
his move into the business world and has his first job with
Federal Mogul. Mark resides in Walled Lake, Michigan.

Angela is my youngest. Angie is 15. She will be starting the
10th grade at Northville High School this fall. Angie spends
alot of time with her friends and on the Internet. She is
taking drivers training this summer. Watch out!

This year, Debbie and I will have been married for 28 years (in
a row). She has been a leader in our family, through my time
away from home on business travel. She has been a friend to
our kids and me. She is a little bit crazy, but that is why
everybody likes her. She enjoys being a grandmother to our new
grandchild.

Debbie and I love to travel. We have been to Hawaii five
times, to California's San Francisco and Big Spur four times.
These are our favorite spots. We have also been to San Diego;
Palm Springs; Scottsdale; Naples, Florida; Ft. Lauderdale;
Miami; Acapulco and on cruises in the Caribbean.

I'm going to be 47 this year. I now work for EDS, in their
E.solutions Line of Business. I lead the sales group that is
focused on General Motors and Delphi. I have people on my team
in the U.S., the United Kingdom, Brazil and, hopefully soon,
someone in the Asia/Pacific region. I like what I do, but I'm
thinking about retirement or a second career.

I enjoy the family reunions in Ludington each year. I think we
have made the majority of them, even when we lived in Texas.
It's great to see the relatives, to see everyone's family grow
up, and to learn bout our "roots" as Smiths.
Birth: 27 FEB 1978 Ann Arbor, Michigan
Reference: 328

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Yanz, Carl Jordan {I329} (b. 25 MAY 1984)
Birth: 25 MAY 1984 Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, Michigan
Reference: 329

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Yanz, Trent Whittemore {I330} (b. 01 MAR 1970)
Birth: 01 MAR 1970 Lansing, Michigan
Reference: 330

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Yanz, Debra Allison {I331} (b. 25 JUN 1974)
Birth: 25 JUN 1974 Lansing, Michigan
Reference: 331

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Strader, John Orton {I332} (b. 21 APR 1938)
Birth: 21 APR 1938
Reference: 332

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Johnson, Norma Lauetta {I333} (b. 06 AUG 1939)
Birth: 06 AUG 1939
Reference: 333

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Strader, Crissandra Luck {I334} (b. 16 JAN 1976)
Birth: 16 JAN 1976
Reference: 334

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Strader, Tracy Lorene {I335} (b. 12 FEB 1961)
Birth: 12 FEB 1961
Reference: 335

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Strader, Susan Annette {I336} (b. 01 NOV 1963)
Birth: 01 NOV 1963
Reference: 336

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Rich, Roger {I337} (b. )
Reference: 337

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Jr., Roger Rich {I338} (b. 15 AUG 1977)
Birth: 15 AUG 1977
Reference: 338

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Smith, James {I339} (b. 09 DEC 1946, d. 18 SEP 1974)
Note: Motorcycle accident.
Source: (Birth)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary
Page: James Smith
Source: (Death)
Title: Rhode Island Records
Abbreviation: Genealogy of First 100 Families to Settle Rhode Island
Source: (Burial)
Title: Person
Abbreviation: Person
Author: (?) (UNKNOWN)
Page: Giles Orton Smith
Source: (Individual)
Title: Obituary
Abbreviation: Obituary
Birth: 09 DEC 1946 Battle Creek, Michigan
Nickname: James Philip/Smith/
Note: This would have been his full name. Giles and Molly didn't
realize they were telling someone the name for his birth
certificate. When asked what the baby's name was, Molly said
"Jimmy". The next thing she knew she was given a birth
certificate with the name "James" on it. She was too new to
this country to realize what was happening.
Graduation: Date: 1965
Place: Battle Creek Central High School, Battle Creek, Michigan
Event: Type: Moved to
Date: SEP 1974
Place: Columbia, Tennessee
Event: Type: Milit-Beg
Date: AFT 1965
Note: Served 4 years in the Army during the Vietnam War.
Event: Type: Obituary
Date: AFT 18 SEP 1974
Note: Have.
Death: 18 SEP 1974 Murray County Hospital, Columbia, Tennessee
Burial: 23 SEP 1974 Pennfield Cemetery, Battle Creek, Michigan
Reference: 339

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Smith, Alan Joseph {I340} (b. 19 APR 1950)
Birth: 19 APR 1950
Reference: 340

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Smith, Walter Harold {I341} (b. 07 SEP 1948)
Birth: 07 SEP 1948 Chicago, Illinois
Nickname: Wally//
Reference: 341

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