James Zylstra, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1932. He served in the Air Force as a bandsman from 1950 - 1954. He taught mathematics in Grand Rapids, Harbor Springs, and Detroit, Michigan. He spent four years in Nigeria, two years teaching mathematics, and two years as administrator of the Mennonite Central Committee in Nigeria.After retirement he pursued an old hobby of numismatics and exhibiting at Coin Shows in Michigan, Illinois, and Florida.
