User talk:Jejpenson

James Earl Janathon Penson (April 17, 1982)
[edit] Biography James was born in Kimberley, BC, Canada, the son of James Fredrick Penson, a Miner turned Engineer, and Chreyl Gay (Blundell) Penson. Both his parents had lived in Kimberley but also spent long periods living at Wasa Lake, a small community south of Kimberley were James' Grand-parents, Jim and Vivian Penson and Earl and Anne Blundell, retired to and spent the majorities of their adult lives.

James is the oldest of three children. Arthur (Brady) Bradock Penson (August 5, 1984) was born in the Kimberley Community Hospital and Kimberlee Arianna Penson (July 27, 1990) was born in the Trail Municipal Hospital.

James F. was employed by Cominco Mining Ent. in Kimberley, BC. After predicted cut backs and possible lay-offs James' father decided it would be best if he and the family moved to Trail, BC were he was offered a job in the Cominco Smelting Project in October of 1989. The family joined Cheryl's brother, Ed Blundell, and James F.'s grand-parents, Elmer and Emma Pontius, in the growing community. Kimberlee was born in the middle of a hot summer night to happy expecting family a year later and made James F. and Cheryl think about the community they lived in. They packed up again and decided to moved up the road to the small town of Rossland, BC in 1991.