Dana Zier:  

CLASS OF 1970
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Custer High SchoolClass of 1970
Milwaukee, WI

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Life As some of you may know, I became a sports official after graduation. I worked for 18 yrs in many of the local High School conferences working in the sports of Baseball, Softball, Football, and Basketball on the High School and College level. In 1972 I met my wife Sherry. She is a graduate of Hamilton High School. We met at our place of work, and were married July 27, 1974. We lived in West Allis. During the period from 1976 to 1989. I worked as a bus driver for the County Transit System, and continued working as a sports official in my spare time. We have 2 sons, Adam and Matthew. Both of them are married Adam has 2 sons and a daughter, while Matt has a son and daughter. We moved to Tennessee in November of 1989. We live about 60 miles west of Nashville. Sherry is working for a local attorney who is also a local judge, and I am driving for a company that leases luxury motor coaches to entertainers. I have driven for: The Blind Boys of Alabama, SuperChick, Neal McCoy, David Lee Murphy, Lorrie Morgan, Joe Diffie, TG Shepherd, Crystal Gayle Blue Man Group (Canada troupe) Trace Adkins, Rascal Flatts, Olivia Newton John, Luke Bryon, Miranda Lambert and Easton Corbin. Still with Crystal Gayle. And hope to be there for some time to come. New customers include. BK from Florida Georgia Line Clint Black Darius Rucker It is a decent job, but keeps me out on the road for up to 5 weeks at a time during the peak season, and I get to be home from Thanksgiving until the end of January each year as most of the people we drive for do not travel at that time of the year. In March of 2006 I was almost killed in a head on crash while driving with Sherry to church. A 24 yr old woman driving behind a pickup truck swung out to pass him and hit us at about 65 mph. She died later that morning at a local hospital. I was trapped in the wreckage for almost 2 h...Expand for more
ours before I was cut out using the jaws of life. I was then life flighted to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. The EMTs had told the hospital that I had lost so much blood and my injuries to my legs were so severe that they were recommending amputation of both at the knee. Fortunately the trauma doctor did not agree, and they saved both legs. I have a metal rod in my right leg from the knee to the ankle, and another in my left arm just above the wrist. The Doctor calls me his "miracle patient" as I was able to walk 3 months ahead of schedule, and was back to work 5 months ahead of what I had been told by them when they first did the surgery. Sherry and I were very blessed that day, and the blessings have continued. Sherry suffered a broken arm from the airbag, my injuries were broken legs and left arm and several fractures on the pelvis. I was in a rehab center for 6 weeks and then went through 8 weeks of in home rehab before I was allowed to return to work. I spent most of 6 weeks in a wheel chair, and with the help of a wonderful therapy staff both at the rehab center and at home am able to walk without the use of a walker or cane. Sherry and l celebrated our 42nd wedding anniversary on July 27th.. We have 3 grandsons and two granddaughters. Our newest granddaughter Abbey decided she wanted to come 6 weeks early. She was born July 29th and is doing great. Been a decent year in2016 will be out with Crystal Gayle again this year. Till mid December. Hope to get out more on my motorcycle this summer and fall. It will depend on how busy we get this summer. I always wanted to be a bus driver when I grew up. My family and friends thought that was a crazy idea. As it turns out, they were WRONG. Crystal Gayle is great to work for. They take good care of me. Have not been back to Milwaukee since 2012. I am sure there have been some changes.
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