Who we are

Lots of updating is needed on this page.

Dave is an electrical engineer who retired from City Utilities of Springfield (February, 2005), a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering graduate of Clarkson College ’71 (New York). He is also a computer tinkerer, plays with networking and UNIX (Ubuntu on a older laptop), owns an Explorer-85 S-100 8085 computer, a couple of Kaypros, and boasts a low ICQ #211334. He is also an extra class ham radio operator with the call sign NE0B, first licensed in 1961 at the tender age of 12. Dave speaks German, enough Italian to survive in Sicily, (and a little Ozarkian too). He is a World of Warcraft regular with eight level 80 characters. Dave bicycles through the Ozarks on a Colnago bike (Italian, of course) and was a president of the Springbike Bicycle Club. Check out our bicycling page. He’s also an active computer gamer, but not quite as good as he once was. Here’s his World of Warcraft page. Professionally, he served on the Southwest Power Pool Regional [Reliability] Entity (RE) Board of Trustees which kept his brain from turning completely to mush. (What about now?) Before the SPP RE was dissolved in 2018, he ultimately was elected Chairman of the Board.

Mary is now a professional volunteer honored as the “Springfield Volunteer of the Year in Education” in 2000. She has been president of every local PTA she ever belonged to and is a past-Treasurer of the Missouri State PTA and current President of the Springfield Council. Mary is a great cook and recently placed third in the Ozark Empire Fair BBQ Chicken cook-off. She has a Bachelors degree in Music from the State University of New York College at Potsdam and an Masters of Arts from Hofstra University. She is a Past-President of the Springfield Regional Opera (SRO) Guild and served on the SRO Board of Directors. SRO changed it's name to OLO (Ozarks Lyric Opera). Mary to supply update bio/history.

Danielle earned her M.D. from the University of Kansas Medical School in May of 2005. She is an avid bicyclist and runner who has conquered the MS-150 several times. She is also hooked on salt-water fish and coral. Danielle (Dr. “D”) did her residency in Emergency Medicine at the Orlando Regional Medical Center. Her first assignment was to tends to the sick and injured as an ER-Doc at Winter Haven Hospital in Florida. After 15 years of keeping people alive she transitioned into Palliative (end-of-life) care. She is married to Jason Cooper, a super-nurse and all around handyman. Danielle to supply update bio/history.

Linda graduated from the University of Missouri majoring in cello performance. She added her MBA from Mizzou (The University of Missouri, Columbia for you out of staters) in December, 2005. She started her career as a Financial Analyst with Sprint in Overland Park, Kansas (Kansas City) which is now T-Mobile. She married Dave Meyer from Olathe, Kansas City; they are the hard core cyclists of the family. Linda became an Ironwoman in the Summer of 2011 finishing the Madison Ironman in 14 hours, 11 minutes. In 2011 she conquered the Louisville Ironman. What’s next, flying? Yes. Linda to supply update bio/history.

Andrew and Anthony are identical twins. Though hard to tell apart physically, there are quite different an many ways.

Andrew is 11 minutes older than Anthony. Can you tell Andrew from Anthony? Click here to see. Andrew graduated with a B.A. in Psychology. Both boys worked making pizza at Shakespeare's in Columbia. Andrew to supply update bio/history.

Anthony finally graduated with a B.A. in English in 2011 and would recite poems to you endlessly. Major changes coming here as that's what this web site update is all about.

Dave Mary Danielle Linda Andrew Anthony (cannot be contacted by email, but it may be possible by telepathy, be it one-way or two.)