Background
Violette, Rodney James was born on March 9, 1952 in Chisholm, Minnesota, United States. Son of Omer Leo Violette and Mary Rose (Gagner) Shaffer.
Violette, Rodney James was born on March 9, 1952 in Chisholm, Minnesota, United States. Son of Omer Leo Violette and Mary Rose (Gagner) Shaffer.
Associate in Photography, Los Angeles Art School College of Design, 1975.
Chief photographer Morris Studios, Inc., Long Beach, California, 1973-1975. Owner, photographer Violette's Studio of Photography, Virginia, Minnesota, 1976-1984. Owner Violette Art Gallery & Framing, 1979-1984.
President The Barbers Hairstyling, Hibbing, Minnesota. General manager Office Unlimited, Inc., Anchorage, 1984-1985. Owner, operator Timbuktu Marina, Inc., Minnesota, 1985-1988.
Owner/operator Timbuktu Bottle Shop, Inc., Cook, 1987-1988. Consultant photographic arts Roosevelt High School Virginia, Minnesota. Pres, founder Arrowhead Professional Photographers Associates.
Regional leader research Columbia University, 1983.
With United States Army, 1972. Member American Legion (Commander National Champion Color Guard Minneapolis chapter 1982-1984), Veterans of Foreign Wars, L. Vermilion Sportsmans Club, Minnesota Resort Association, Rotary, Lions.
Married Marilyn Elaine Bointnott October 6, 1979 (divorced May 1987).