Bio: Gray, James J. – Mgr. at Plainwell Paper Co. (1973)

Transcriber: Stan

Surnames: Gray, Saddler, Sytsma

----Source: Tribune/Phonograph (Abbotsford, Clark Co., Wis.) 15 Feb 1973

James J. Gray, a native of Colby, has been named manager of maintenance at Plainwell paper Company, Inc., by Richard L. Saddler, manager of engineering and maintenance.

Gray is responsible for developing necessary maintenance programs for the paper mill, and supporting equipment.

He joined Plainwell paper from the St. Regis Paper Company in Deferiet, N.Y. Prior to that he was associated with the Sterling Paper Company in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, serving in plant engineering positions at both locations.

Active in several professional organizations, Gray is a member of the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry (TAPPI), the Paper Industry Management Association (PIMA), and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Gray received a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin.

He and his wife, the former Lew Ellyn Sytsma, live in Portage, Michigan with their three children.