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James F. Smith

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About Me

My life put down in words...I was born in Toledo Ohio aka The Glass City and raised in West Seattle's Roxbury Village. I attended South Shore in the 7th grade and then went on to Denny Middle School for the 8th grade. After graduating from Chief Sealth HS in 1987, I continued my education at Yakima Valley CC and Central Washington University. I excelled at football and basketball during my playing days and I was even lucky enough to play on a few championship teams. I truly believe that sports taught me the meaning of teamwork, commitment, sacrifice, hard work and communication. I’ve always felt that these were some of the best times of my life.After graduating from college I worked for a couple athletic retail companies where I was a General Manager running some the highest volume stores on the West Coast doing upwards of $7 million dollars annually. I won countless awards and contest including "Rookie Manager of The Year" and "Store Director of The Year" during my decade in the business.This success has followed me into my current real estate career where I am Multi-Million Dollar Producer and rank among the Top 9% Nationwide. I recently won the "Most Outstanding Service" award for my company. Some people make talk about providing great customer service but I truly embody the term. My broker and peers literally call me "Mr. Prudential". Hey, I'm not bragging, just putting the truth out there.What I'm most fond of are all the relationships I've developed during my life with my family & friends. I've been blessed to be surrounded my some great individuals and talented teammates.One of my proudest times as a father was watching my son keep the tradition playing high school football by being named team captian & All Conference two years in a row playing offensive guard at a 4A school. He wasn't the biggest or the fastest but played with such a passion that you could feel it from anywhere in the stadium. If everyone went thru life with a fraction of the intensity, love and passion I saw on the gridiron, then we would all be a little better off. All the other all conference lineman where 6'4 and 300 plus pounds and there is Jordan aka "Straight Jacket" at 5'11" & 235 lbs wooping their tails and laying them on their backside. REAL TALK!!! He was a bad a** with heart on the gridiron who laid it all on the line for the love of the game. It was truly something special to see.When my days have passed on this earth, I guess I would like remembered as person who always gave more than he received. A person who was a great husband, father, brother, son, teammate and co-worker. A person who went above and beyond to accomplish the job.By all means, I'm not here trying to boast or say life is all grand because that couldn't be the furthest thing from the truth. It hasn't always been pretty and I’ve worked very hard at not making the same mistakes twice...with growth comes wisdom....and those are my last words.{}

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I'd like to meet:

1. Jada Pinket 2. Jenifer Lopez 3. Vida Gurerra 4. Jessica Beil 5. Robin Givens

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Jordan Cox-Smith

Yesterday my son got his drivers license and was named team captain for Kentridge HS football team.  His first game is Sept 1st at Qwest Field @ 5:00pm.
Posted by on Sun, 26 Aug 2007 07:34:00 GMT