Since retiring from Evergreen in 2003, Dave has enjoyed excellent health (well, with a few tempor\u00adary setbacks), fixed up & enjoy\u00aded to the max an old farm with house barn orchard and wet\u00adlands near Shelton, continued his participation in the state campaign to eradicate invasive Saltmarsh grasses, played piano scores for public silent movie benefit fundraisers, lost his dear wife Dee after 54 years of marriage, moved to the Panorama retire\u00adment community, visited Scotland, Romania, Ger\u00admany, Australia, did 3 tours of duty as \u201cscience officer\u201d with HS classes on brig Lady Washington and schooner Zodiac cruises, taken nephews and nieces on sailing and camping expeditions (also two nephews on a Grand Canyon float trip), and written a book about his saltmarsh Spartina adven\u00adtures. (Gasp \u2013 that was all one sentence.)\u00a0\u00a0 He considers that population growth is driving clim\u00adate change (and most of humanity\u2019s other problems), Capitol Lake is a huge environmental asset (PC clamor to the contrary), and other unpopular environmental views.\u00a0 He has retained and amplified his sense of humor. He REALLY looks forward to seeing once again all of you grand teachers and students who made up the MES program in times past.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Photo is of Dave\u00a0on his last Spartina hunt.\u00a0Tacoma Harbor, September 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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