What’s happened in my life since the class of 63? I often wonder where the time has gone!
Most importantly I married a fantastic lady in 1970. Her name is Nancy. She is from Clinton, Missouri. I discovered her while she was at Mizzou and as they say, the rest is history! Nancy is the Director of Courts Services for the Missouri State Courts Administrator’s Office. We still live on the farm North of Columbia that has been in the family since 1950.
I started a Floor Covering business in 1975. Today, it’s named Dave Griggs’ Flooring America. The business has grown consistently over the years and today is one of the largest Floor Covering operations in Missouri. We sell and install residential and commercial floors throughout the Midwest and were recognized as the Small Business of the Year in 1997.
I like to consider myself a Columbia Missouri activist. My company has done very well here and I believe very strongly that I should give as much back to Columbia as I have been blessed in receiving. I have served as a Boone County Commissioner, President of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Boone County Group Homes Board, and currently serve as the Chairman of R.E.D.I. (Regional economic Development), Chair of the Highway Transportation Committee of the Chamber, on a task force to study and recommend upgrades/changes to Interstate 70 in Missouri, Treasurer of the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, and Chair of The Missouri Center of the Arts (a group with the goal of restoring the historic Missouri Theatre) and as a member of the Board of the MUPAC.
Columbia Missouri is a fantastic place! I look forward to seeing everyone at the reunion next year! Can you believe it’s been 40 YEARS!! -And I’m only 29 – how can that be!