Jim Stefanucci took both Harmony and myself under his wing when he hired us as staff photographers at The Meadville Tribune. On Saturday Jim's wife Debbie pulled off the nearly impossible, she threw a successful surprise retirement party for him. During the party Jim got a chance to do one of the things he loves most, he played his guitar with the people he gets together every week to jam with. Jim is a very very good photographer and he draws exceptionally well and he plays guitar like there is no tomorrow, he is an extremely talent guy. And most of all, he is one of the best human beings on the planet. So Jim's retirement from the Meadville Tribune might now be official, his creative life in making art and music is just hitting its stride. The party was a great way for folks to tell him what he has meant to them and perhaps the best way they could've done that was by sitting back and listening to one of his rips through an old blues song. Thanks Jim from two folks at SayerMotter Photography who really owe you more than we could ever repay!
Thanks for the nice shots and great memories. We too say thanks to Jim for being a great friend and colleague. We wish him nothing but the best for the future. He deserves nothing less! Nice party!
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Penni Schaefer
1/16/2011 10:12:24 pm
Thank you for posting these pictures. While I'm very happy for Jim, it's a tremendous loss for the Tribune.