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VOL. 34 NO. 9

Phase Two of Your Life

A Mature News Magazine for Southeastern Wisconsin

The Annual Wounded Warrior Softball Tournament

September 2020

INSIDE.... Revitalizing Democracy

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The Facts About Real Estate

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The Return of Sport on TV

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Social Security Eligibility Questions See Page 34 Carol Carroll of Madison and Susan Murphy of Milwaukee, with Terri Murphy of Oshkosh and Jari Wisniewski of New Berlin.

Jim Jones, A Man Who Shuns the Spotlight BY JACK PEARSON

There is an old saying that you can’t tell a book by its cover. It applies to people as well as books. So, in connection with that subject, here’s an interesting account about a most unusual gentleman I met recently. But to quote another old proverb, “let’s start at the beginning….” This story began one bright morning after I had driven over to the Ace Hardware store in Elm Grove for some repair essentials for the house. I’ve always liked shopping there, largely so because all the employees are always so friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. Many of the staff are seniors, retired from their previous line of work and back

to the workplace for one reason or another. Amid all that fine array, would you believe that one of those employees is a former high school basketball coach who was so successful that he is now in the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame? One who is on the Board of Directors of a major state sports organization? And one who is an extremely busy sports photographer? All true. What’s really astounding, however, is that all three of those examples are the same person. His name is Jim Here is Jim in an unguarded moment. Getting Jones. Jim is a very congenial fellow, the man to talk about himself is as difficult as and when he’s not at work will hap- it was to stop him from scoring when he was a star basketball player in his youth. JIM JONES continued on page 36

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