James Ripley:
CLASS OF 1952
Bartram High SchoolClass of 1952
Philadelphia, PA
James's Story
Covered a lot of ground sinse graduating Bartram in Jan. 52 . Enroled in Phila Technical Institute, Two yr Course (55,56)
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Principles. Left Phila. in 1959 for California.Several employment engagements there.
Mainly Lockheed Air Craft (Refrigeration Supervisor) Later Ralph M Parsons C.o Special Projects Division. Cryogenics
& Ultra low Temprature Research. Met My Wife at a Convention in Las Vegas. We married in 1960. She,s a New York
gal , but likes Phila. because of its Historical value. We purchased our own Refrigeration business in 1984, located in
Santa Ana C.a. Sold it in 1998. Decided to leave Calif.for a lot of reasons Mainly the political and excessive taxes that
permeate society's thinking there.Left for Florida,(Naples) but found "Retirement" boring.Did some consu...Expand for more
lting work in
Commercial A/c. Had an opportunity to do A/C design work for a developer in Las Cruces New Mexico, from 2005 to
2008. We designer and built a home there as our residnce. Sold it at a good profit and decided to return to Florida in
2009, Looking for a new venture we purchased land in the Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia. Built a "Mountain
retreat " there for our use while maintaining our Florida Residence. We also built a second home here in Florida as an
investment property.We currently reside in Estero F.L. I am active in charitable activities in the Knights of Columbus
And in Republican Party events. Not being a "lounge lizzard" I stay active in several local events and plan to do so
for several years to come. In closing I extend my best regards to all J.B.H.S Classmates of 1952
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