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His Life

General Timeline of Phil's Life

June 15, 2021
  • 1947 Born in Hillsboro, Oregon to his parents, Frank & Dee Smith
    • Sibling: Kim Larson
  • 1963 Moved to Arizona
  • 1963 got his Amateur HAM Radio License (WA7DBE)
  • During High School, built is first Hot Rod, from scratch!
  • 1966 Graduated from Westwood High School in Mesa, Arizona
  • 1970 (Dec 4) Married Patti-June Wagner
  • 1971 Started P&P Television (Repair)
  • 1973 Started Reddi Electric Inc. (Electrical Contracting) - ran this business through 1988
  • 1975 Started Sunrise Boats (Custom Jet Boat Building) - ran through 1977
  • 1975 Moved to home in east Mesa, Arizona
  • 1976 Daughter Nicole Rae is born
  • 1977 Daughter Natalie Ann is born
  • 1981 Started Building a Cabin in Heber, Arizona - Completed in 1983
  • 1982 Built 1st home in Gilbert, Arizona
  • 1986 Built 2nd home in Gilbert, Arizona
  • 1988 Co-Founded "A Parts Puller Wrecking" with his Father-in-Law, "Dutch" Wagner - ran through 1990
  • 1988 Started "Valley Trenching" - ran through 2003
  • 1990 Started "More Time Video" (Rental) - ran through 1994
  • 1992 Started "Valley Electronic Repair" - ran through 1997
  • 1993 His Father, Frank, passed away
  • 1994 Became a Real Estate Agent
  • 2005 Became a Real Estate Broker
  • 2007 (Oct 7) Married Debbie Middleton 
  • 2008 Moved to Prescott, Arizona
  • 2009 (approx) worked for Woolfsburg Avionics Repair until retiring around 2011
  • 2011 Returned to selling Real Estate, part time
  • 2013 Moved to Apache Junction, Arizona
Please post comments so I can update or correct this timeline.

Hobbies and Other Accomplishments

June 15, 2021
Ham Radio
Remote Control Airplanes and Cars
Electronics
Building/Restoring Cars and Trucks
Working on Cars, Trucks, and Motorcycles
Water Skiing
Snow Skiing
Building/Construction (homes and cabin)
Motorcycle Riding
Motorcycle Repairs

He built 2 homes in Gilbert, AZ, a Cabin in Heber, AZ, built his own motorhome from an old city bus (they called it the "Behemoth"), restored an old "Doodlebug" mini-bike, built a "hot rod" while he was still in high school, restored several trucks, and could always be found tinkering with something (including CO2 cannister "rocket cars" with his grandchildren)!

Ham Radio (since he was 16 years old)

June 14, 2021
First call sign: WA7DBE

Second call sign: KC7JD