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This edition of Living Legacies features Jim Schroder. After
graduating from Oceanside High School in 1963 Jim Schroder hitchhiked throughout
Europe and the east coast for three months. Upon returning he attended San Diego
State, graduated from Mira Costa College and then graduated from Chapman University
with a degree in Economics and Business Administration. Jim's parents Edith and
Marty Schroder owned and operated four businesses in the City of Oceanside, Marty's
Coffee Shop, Marty's Steak House in the downtown area from 1946 to 1964, Marty's
Valley Inn Restaurant and Best Western Marty's Valley Inn Hotel from 1955 until
2003 where Jim was General Manager of the hotel, restaurant and family businesses
for many of those years. After
the death of both parents he continued on the tradition of hospitality and quality
they are so well known for. Today he and his brother Ron own and manage their
own commercial buildings in Oceanside, San Diego and Los Angeles areas. Jim
has been very active in many local, state and international organizations, including
past President of the California State Lodging Industry Association, San Luis
Rey Shrine Club, Oceanside Rotary Club, Oceanside Chamber of Commerce, Oceanside
Hospitality Association, Oceanside Sister Cities Foundation, Mission San Luis
Rey, Past Regional Governor for San Diego County and Baja California and Mexico
Best Westerns, Representative for all Best Western Mexico Hotels.
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