Career
Jamieson grew up in Winnipeg and Victoria Beach, Manitoba. He served as a seaman with the Royal Canadian Navy in World World War World War II After exiting the Navy, he would work as an inspector with a phone company. In 1957, he moved to Everett, Washington to work for the West Coast Telephone Company.
He then worked for Boeing before becoming the owner of the Riverside Tavern in Everett.
After that, he becaome the owner of Wallace Poultry in Bellingham, Washington.