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1946 |
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Chet Roth and C. E. Miller open Roth & Miller, a repair and autobody shop at 3900 N. Mississippi Avenue in Portland. |
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Jim Eber joins Roth & Miller as a “body-and-fender man” and quickly becomes shop foreman. When leaving for an insurance company position, Jim tells Chet and C. E. to let him know if they ever want to sell the business. |
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1959 |
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Jim and wife Doris have their fourth child, Camille.
[ Camille's Bio ] |
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1963 |
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Jim leaves the insurance industry, and he and Doris purchase Roth & Miller. |
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1971 |
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Jim and Doris expand the shop, adding a new office building and a covered drive-in estimating area, the first in Portland. Doris starts working full-time as bookkeeper. |
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1978 |
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Jim and Doris have their first grandchild, William Bray.
[ William's Bio ] |
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1983-1984 |
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Jim and Doris purchase property in Southeast Portland to relocate Roth & Miller. They spend most of their evening and weekend hours working on the new building, including living on-site in their motor home much of the time.
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1985 |
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Roth & Miller moves from Mississippi Avenue to its newly completed building at 9255 S.E. Stark Street March 1985. |
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1986 |
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Jim and Doris’ daughter Camille joins company. Benny Sandiforth, one of the original Roth & Miller crew, retires after 40 years of service. (In this 1946 picture, Benny is second from the right, wearing the hat.) |
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1987 |
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Doris Eber passes away unexpectedly, and Camille takes on management role. |
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1989 |
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Camille purchases business from her father, Jim and he takes on the role of part-time consultant to the company. |
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1990 |
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Jim retires from Roth & Miller after nearly 27 years as owner and one year as a consultant. |
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1991 |
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Roth & Miller becomes first Portland area shop to earn “I-CAR Gold Class Professionals” designation. A designation they have continuously maintained. |
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1995 |
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Norm Gores, retires after 26 years as an autobody repair technician with Roth & Miller. |
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1996 |
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Roth & Miller named “Shop of the Year” by the local trade association. |
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1997 |
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Camille’s nephew (and Jim’s oldest grandchild) William Bray joins company full-time and begins training as an estimator. |
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1997 |
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Roth & Miller receives the Better Business Bureau “Integrity Award”. |
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2000 |
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Camille is named among “Most Influential Women in the Collision Repair Industry,” a national award. |
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2005 |
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Roth & Miller gives their building a facelift and new landscaping. |
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2005 |
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Gwen Merritt retires after 15 years as Roth & Miller’s bookkeeper. Iala Bray, William Bray’s wife, joins the company as bookkeeper and office manager. |
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2006 |
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William takes on management of operations. |
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2006 |
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We rescued a kitten we found one morning that had snuck into our shop while we weren’t looking. This is Suki and she lives in our office and keeps us company. Feel free to drop in for a visit with her. |
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