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im and Tammy Stephens met at a very young age. When Tammy’s sister pointed her out to Jim, she described her as, ‘the girl who got kicked
out of school for hitting a guy with her trumpet.’ Tammy said, “He must
have thought he could handle my back swing because we became the
best of friends.” By the time Tammy was a senior in high school, they were
engaged. Tammy said, “We were independent enough not to believe all the
people that said we needed to grow up before we grew up.” This summer
Jim and Tammy will celebrate their 32nd wedding anniversary.
Jim began logging after he graduated from high school and continued
to do so for 20 years. However, the people in Jim and Tammy’s life who had time,
money, and freedom were business owners and so they moved in that direction.
Jim transitioned from logging to excavation, taking on commercial and residential projects, which he continues to this day. Tammy was a stay-at-home mom,
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Essential leadership | Spring 2013