A few days ago I and many others lost our dear friend James Schmitz. Pat and I moved back to Monroe to be close to our family a few months before Jim and Joan were coming home to Monroe for the same reason. Our children found our new homes which neither of us stepped inside of until we moved in.This allowed us to restart our old friendship, a wonderful 10 years to interact with this outstanding man. Although legally blind, he always was positive, even in the worst of times. He could always make
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