Dave Dunn - 1963 November 29, 2002
Another Pic - BIO - 2005 (Family Picture)
Another shot while visiting
@ "Mr. Kewpie's" house at Thanksgiving 2002
BIO
Another shot while visiting
@ "Mr. Kewpie's" house at Thanksgiving 2002
BIO
1963 – 1966
After graduation
I joined the Marine Corp for a 3 year tour and ended up playing in the
rice fields for the last ½ of my overseas duty and then finished
out my obligation as an M.P. in California
1967
I enrolled at MU in the forestry
department and worked at the Ivanhoe restraunt for gas and spending
money.
Fall of 1968
I was temporarly out of school
and built houses in the Columbia area.
Fall of 1969
I was back at MU in the forestry
program and graduated in 1972 with my B.S. degree
Fall of 1972
I got married and built houses
again in the Columbia area while my wife worked on her masters degree in
psychology.
Spring of 1973
I worked as an assistant manager
at the Hardies Restraunt on Business Loop 70 while my wife finished her
Masters Degree.
Summer of 1974 until present
I have worked for the Pesticide
and Plant Pest Division of the Michigan Dept. of Agr. as an inspector.
My work consists of checking Trees, Shrubs, and Perennial plants being
offered for sale to make sure they are free of harmful insects and diseases.
I also am the Agr. Law enforcement officer in 3 counties, enforcing Agr.
Laws on Feed, Seed, Fertilizer, Animal Remedies, Medicated Feeds ( under
both state laws and federal laws ). I also do survey work for invasive
species of insects and diseases, Gypsy moth control, Christmas tree inspections
for shipments out of an area where certain insect problems create a Quarantined
area. I issue Federal Phytosanitary Certificates for exported
products and monitor feeds for prohibited animal protein in an effort to
help stop the introduction of BSE (Mad Cow Disease) into the beef and dairy
industry in Michigan.
My wife and I have 2 daughters, both of them are currently attending Oakland University in Rochester Mich., The oldest is doing her student teaching in a middle school this semester and will student teach in a high school next spring. Hopefully she will have her certificate in time for the start of school the fall of 2003. The youngest daughter is majoring in Business administration and is in her junior year. The both have their life guard certificates and water safety certifications and work at the pool on campus.
My wife is the head of the Psychology Department at the Caro Regional Center in Caro Michigan. And has her hands full keeping me out of trouble, In December of 1999 I had a heart attack while running through the airport in Minneapolis and had my aortic valve replaced with a mechanical valve. The blood thinners are something else again as cuts do not clot like they use to and a nose bleed will send me to the hospital for treatment. Bless her heart; she has modified most of her recipes so that they are low fat, low cholesterol, and low sodium, to meet my new diet.
I am still building fly rods,
tying flies, fishing for trout whenever I can, and hunting, reloading my
own ammunition, and starting my return road to traditional archery (long
bow). I am also into Photography both digital and with 35 mm film,
and trying to stay somewhat up to date with the computer generation.
