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GRAND RAPIDS — It was not uncommon for 62-year-old Frederick Schmidt, of Grand Rapids, to come to his auto repair and body shop on Sunday, authorities said. But no one expected him to lose his life there. Schmidt was at J&F Enterprises, the shop a relative said Schmidt owned for years, when a jack holding up a car apparently fell and the vehicle landed on him about 10:30 a.m. Sunday. A friend who came later to the business, at 1940 Turner Ave. NW, found Schmidt. Rescuers called to the scene attempted CPR, but Schmidt could not be revived. Grand Rapids Fire Department officials found a jack stand tipped over next to the car. It had been holding up the right rear of the vehicle. A directory service lists J&F as a repair shop that refurbishes vehicle tops, bodies and upholstery, as well as repaints vehicles. News source: MLive