Born in Detroit, Michigan in 1951, Dave was raised in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan and graduated from Grosse Pointe (South) High School in 1969. As a boy, he enjoyed little league baseball for 6 years, was active in Boy Scouts, achieving Eagle Scout in 1964. Thanks to encouragement from his Mom (now 100 in Michigan) Dave learned to play guitar and played in a few bands playing and singing 60s and 70s rock, pop hits, easy listening music, mostly in Michigan but also some solo performances in Wisconsin in the 80s. 

SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES AND FAMILY

Dave also played lots of tennis, a sport that his Dad loved, and both played for their colleges. He also played power volleyball for Western Michigan University and Detroit Turners in the 70s. He has played golf since he took lessons when he was 8 and still enjoys the game. He and his wife Mandy do a lot of bicycling too, and raced sailboats in the 80s. He also owned a 20’ day sailboat in the 70s and 80s. He and Mandy met while snow skiing (another sport they loved) at Vail in 1987. He and Mandy are celebrating 34 years of marriage this year). She is a Nurse Practitioner with Advocate Aurora Healthcare, and also worked in pharmaceutical sales with Pfizer in the 90s.

Dave has lived in Milwaukee for 40 years, when he was promoted and moved from Schaumburg, IL where he ran operations as Assistant Manager of Woodfield for a year. Dave continued his career in Wisconsin and has lived in Mequon for 33 years. They have 2 children, Stephanie (30) living in Denver and Jason (28) in Brown Deer. Both are single so far.