James Wilke:
CLASS OF 1965
Cooley High SchoolClass of 1965
Detroit, MI
Isaac Newton Elementary SchoolClass of 1961
Detroit, MI
James's Story
I have had a wonderful, healthy and interesting life! Went to Western Michigan University after barely graduating from Cooley (I was a lousy student) and got my B.S. degree in 1969 and finally grew up. Entered the University of Michigan and received my D.D.S. degree in 1973. Purchased my first dental practice in Livonia, MI immediately after graduation and ran that practice until 1985 when I moved my family to Naples, Florida and purchased my second dental practice. Not a good move, got divorced in 1987 and moved back to Michigan. Reconnected with my old high school flame- Marilyn Siegert about the same time, eventually married and we are celebrating our 25th anniversary this year. Bought my third dental practice in Milford, MI in 1990, got tired of dentistry and finished my clinical dental career in 2001. Became a Senior Transition Consultant for Paragon Dental Practice Transitions with Michigan as m...Expand for more
y territory. In 2011, after a very successful 10 year career as a transition specialist, I became the national spokesperson for Paragon traveling the country teaching other dentists how to retire and I still do about 10 seminars/year. I am not fully retired yet, but almost. Marilyn and I spend our winters living in our big diesel motor home at a place we own in Indio, CA called MotorCoach Country Club and we enjoy seeing our beautiful USA as we travel back and forth from Michigan. Summers spent on our boat, which includes plenty of fishing in the great lakes, and we have traveled extensively all over the world. We especially love cruising. My great passion in life besides my wife, family, friends and grand kids is "golf". A game I fear I will never conquer even though I have had a couple holes-in-one.
MY FINAL THOUGHTS- It is not the final destination that is important, it is the journey getting there!
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