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Ron Stevenson

My passion is boating and restoring classic wooden boats. The most notable is a restoration of a 1953 35' Chris-Craft Commander which was purchased in 1997 for $100; it was sunk in its boathouse in Medina. Myself and one of my boat buddies spent almost every night and weekend for three years totally restoring the boat. It has won several awards since its completion in 2000. In 2004 I purchased a 1948 Chris-Craft 20' Custom which needed total restoration. The restoration is coming along nicely and it should be on the water this summer. I belong to the Queen City Yacht Club, am a past-President of the Pacific Northwest chapter of the Antique & Classic Boat Society, a member of the Classic Yacht Association, the Chris-Craft Club, and other boating organizations.

I was born in Seattle at Virginia Mason Hospital ($175 delivery fee!), and lived here on Mercer Island until the first grade, which I started at Clyde Hill Elementary. After high school and some college, I avoided the draft by enlisting in the Coast Guard, and served most of my time at Cape Disappointment Search and Rescue Station in Ilwaco, Washington at the mouth of the mighty Columbia River. I have lived in Seattle and Mercer Island ever since.

I was first married in 1967 and divorced in 1970. I then married Diane in 1973, and we spent three months in Europe, and where we made some good friends who live outside Paris that we go back and visit with as often as possible. My wife and daughter Laura (1982) also enjoy boating not only in the Northwest; in 2003 we organized a group of club
members for a canal cruise in southern France. As of 10/2011 my wife and I mutually separated, and have a great friendship at this update in 11/2013.

I worked at Volkswagen Dealerships and at the now famous "Bow-Wow" VW Parts stores of which I wound up owning part of until 1982. I then worked as a Sales Manger of a wholesale only import parts distribution company. Since 1989 I was employed as a sales representative for a large inter-national wholesale-only import automotive parts distribution company, and retired from there in March of 2010.

My Mom and Dad moved from our Clyde Hill home late in 2005 into Bayview Manor in Seattle. She will be 93 in May, and my 89 year old Dad still goes to his one-man law office Monday-Friday. My daughter Laura has a degree in Industrial Design, and lives in San Francisco.

I do not know how I ever had time to work, especially since I have a new small house that I am remodeling for myself. Plus, filling my days with boat work, rental building maintenance and repair, volunteering at the Yacht Club, attending boating functions, etc. I am anxious to travel as time and funds permit, and of course do more boating!

And then there is dating, boy, do girls take up a lot of time or what!

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