The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 30th, 1997
A "celebration of life" service will be held today for Jim Valerius, a civic leader and entrepreneur who died last week. He was 52.
"He tried to practice his faith by giving back to the community," said Linda Schowalter, his sister-in-law.
Valerius, who retired from Ameritech after a 25-year sales career, founded Valerius Communications, a telecommunications consulting company in West Bend. He also was the past president of the Silver Lake Protective Association, where he was instrumental in helping procure a dam for the lake. He also served on the board of the YMCA and the Washington County...
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