David Stevenson:  

So..... after high school I went to work as an auto/diesel mechanic , then started working Heavy/Highway Construction .I Got married to Chris Marks (class of 75) in 1976 then . started a family in may 1979 David JR.(Davey). Divorced in 1981 worked all over 8 Western States as a "Field welder/mechanic" mostly with paving crews usually ending up back in Las Vegas during late fall to early spring. Then headed North for the summer. In Dec.1986 I married sue Danielson (Clark High class of 1974)Then in July 1989 our son Kyle was born after that in 1991 sue had Twins Sarah and Weston. By that time work was crazy in the paving (Asphalt& Concrete)industry so my days of leaving and going north came to a end. (well kind of)IN 1994 I found my self a milling/grading foreman for a major hard money contractor doing a good job of keeping up with the building insanity that was going on In Nevada/California/Utah . By Oct. 1996 I started Breaking ground to Build our home we designed and then moved in Feb. 1997 , life was good . In may 1999 I quit The contractor I worked for 17 years and was hired by their competition as superintendent of their Paving Division . About may of 2001 I was offered a better Supernatant package from a Contractor out of Vancouver Wash. So I hit the road again over seeing projects in Montana , Idaho , Wyoming , California Nevada , Arizona , and Utah. By October 2003 I was on my way back from looking at some work in Wyoming/Utah learned both our parents (Sue's and mine) were dieing . I was home sick and Thru with living on the road and putting up with Airport Security ! The northern work was shutting down for the season , and The winter work was looking pretty bleak. I started to reflect on my accomplishment's since entering the work force and realised I barely Knew my family and I felt like I had cheated everyone including myself . I had teenagers that needed direction and had a crazy home life . So I called my employer thanked them for the wonderful opportunity and drug-up . I didn't work again until about 1st of February 2004. During that 2003/2004 school Christmas vacation Sue and I took The kid's , and our self's on a Amtrak (Union Pacific Railroad) trip from Barstow CA. to Chicago Ill. to visit some favorite extended family till after new years 2004 It was a much needed and deserved break from the-sad and troubled time everyone had e...Expand for more