Dino Smith:
CLASS OF 1980
Tyner High SchoolClass of 1980
Chattanooga, TN
Dino's Story
Life
"Dino"
A name that has served me well - as a boxer (Red Bank Golden Gloves 1972-78), as an amateur actor (my favs have been "Much Ado About Murder," "The Odd Couple," and "Heaven Can Wait") and as an ENFP (Myers/Briggs). I met my wife, Peggy Kessel, through community theater. She was Kim McAfee and I was Birdie in "Bye Bye Birdie." We were to kiss on the Ed Sullivan Show in the play. The rest has been blissful history (married 24 years as of 8/29/05).
This name has also been an ice breaker. People love the name and usually think that they are the first to think of the "Flintstones" connection, or barking at me (mimicking the Flintstones dog).
As you may have noticed, I'm a sailor, I'm also a wri...Expand for more
ter (published comic book author "Rottweiler," and short film "The Man that Killed Superman (w/ Bo Wheeler)," a husband, father, grandfather, student of psychology, and lover of film (favs: "Metropolis," "Modern Times," "A Beautiful Mind," "Return of the King, "House of Sand and Fog," "Cinderella Man," "Batman Begins ... ,") as well as a Beatlemaniac and Bowie fan.
College
1990 - graduated from Covenant College with B.S.
1993 - graduated from Univ. of TN at Chatta with M. Ed.
2003 - currently working on second master's degree in marriage and family therapy with sex therapy speciality (84 sem. hrs) at Psychological Studies Institute
Military
currently: SK1 with USNR on Active Duty at NMCRC Chattanooga
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