Simon Smith

Simon Gregory Smith was born June 15th, 1970 in Oswego, New York. Oswego is a port city of central New York 35 miles North of Syracuse on the southern shores of Lake Ontario. This strategic port was defended by Fort Ontario during the Revolutionary War. Both his parents Gregory Smith and Ellie Sivers were born and raised in this small rural community, population today of about 20,000. They eventually became High School sweethearts, graduated from Oswego High, and then got married. They both attended college in Oswego in pursuit of a degree in psychology. A year later Simon was born. When Simon was 2, they packed their belongings and headed West to Eugene, Oregon where they both eventually earned their masters degrees from U of O. Simon's father went on to get his P. H. D. in Psychology. He has retired from 4J but still works part time with own private practice. Simon's mother taught at several elementary schools in the Springfield area over the years, and then became a school counselor at Thurston High School until she retired several years ago. They still visit their families every summer in Oswego.

Simon obtained all of his education here in Eugene. He attended Edison Elementary, Roosevelt Middle School, South Eugene High, and then got his Business degree in Marketing & Management at the University of Oregon. Prior to graduating from U of O he had already been successful at business with his own business as a painting contractor.

Upon graduation a close family friend and successful property investor, allowed him to help scout out timber properties to buy, sell and trade. He immediately liked the real estate business and the idea of being his own boss, therefore keeping his options open. This paved the way for his career in real estate. He began at Hemenway Realty in Cottage Grove, to learn about timber property. Within a year he was at Coldwell Banker. Simon's ambition and determination lead him to a Million Dollar producer the next year, and 3 years later he was in the top 5 of his company where he has been consistently since.

He met his wife, Lori, also of Eugene, in 1994. They married in 1996 and honeymooned in the Caymans where they enjoyed one of their favorite pastimes together, scuba diving. As Simon's client base and business continued to grow, so did his family. In March of 2000 they had a daughter, Madison.  Then in 2003, they had a son, Cooper. That is of course along with their cats, Flash, Ted and MR Bojangles. And their 2 dogs Rudy, a 11 yr. old golden retriever and Samson an 11 yr. old Springer, Chow mix. Samson is definitely the alpha of the family. Madison has seemed to inherit our love of animals. Cooper is the ham and loves the attention.

As dedicated as Simon is to his business, he still finds a lot of time for his family, friends and hobbies. Every morning the entire family goes on their morning walk along the river. A ritual that not by choice seems to get earlier and earlier in the morning...thanks to the dog's influence. Weekends are spent either on family outings, socializing with family and friends, or participating in some of his favorite hobbies. Such as golf, snow and water skiing, and salmon fishing every summer. He is also a connoisseur of fine wines. Every summer he and a group of his close friends plan a day of wine tasting at local vineyards for his birthday. Every Sunday you'll find him scouring the classifieds for that perfect "classic" car that he's always dreamt of. But his favorite pastime is Duck football. As an alumni and sponsor he is active in supporting his "team". Which includes any and all bowl games. Go Ducks!