Dave was born in Roanoke, VA. He grew up in Galax, VA. His wife, Dawn, works in administration for the Virginia Community College System. He pastored churches 21 1/2 years in North Carolina and 16 years in Virginia. He is a 1968 graduate of Carson-Newman College with a degree in English with minors in German and history. He is 1972 graduate of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. He has also studied at Cumberland County Hospital System, Furman University, Wake Forest University, Campbell University, and Center for Congregational Health. He is a certified intentional interim minister. Between interim assignments, he attends High Hills Baptist Church in Jarratt, VA. 

Dave enjoys singing in choral groups and quartets. He has been  a member of Emporia/Greensville Community Choir, Highland Camerata, and other community groups. He is currently a percussionist for an "old country" band called the Rattlers who play in retirement centers and at community events and street festivals. He has been  an amateur radio operator for over fifty years and love conversing in morse code. He enjoys photography and fishing.

Dave is currently employed as a 911 communications officer handling police, fire, EMS calls, and dispatching. He is certified as an emergency dispatcher and in National Criminal Information Network operations.
 

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