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Dave Rice - Bio
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Family Background
- DOB: October 31, 1947 (Kalamazoo, MI)
- Marital Status: Married (Samiko)
- Children: Two daughters; Sarah (South Bend, IN) and Amy (Louisville, KY)
- Current Address: Niles, MI
Education
- High School: Loy Norrix HS, Kalamazoo, MI (1966)
- Community College: Kalamazoo Valley CC (Assoc. Degree; Machine Tool Technology, 1972)
- College: Western Michigan University, (BSME, 1977)
Occupation
Retired from Honeywell, South Bend, IN, in 2009. Worked for 32 years in engineering and retired as a Principal Engineer and certified Six Sigma Blackbelt. Responsibilities included designing fuel controls for jet engines, laboratory data reduction and systems troubleshooting, and trouble shooting major factory production problems.
Hobbies/Interests
- Trapshooting
- Trap machine maintenance
- Sudoku puzzles
- High school football statistician
Organizations and Clubs
- Marine Corps League (Life Member)
- American Trapshooting Association (Life Member)
- Michigan Trapshooting Association (Life Member)
- National Society of Professional Engineers (Indiana)
USMC Military Record
- Boot Camp: San Diego, CA (1967)
- Duty Tours: USS Boxer, Vietnam and Japan
- Discharged from active duty with the rank of Sergeant (1970)
- Decorations/Awards
- National Defense
- Vietnam Campaign
- Vietnam Service
- RVN Cross of Gallantry
- Combat Air Crew Insignia
- Good Conduct
- Rifle Marksmanship
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