Dennis Duckett
Some men are attracted to the Knights of Columbus by memories of Fourth Degree Honor Guard in their regalia at some formal Church affair.  Others are pursued by friends and encouraged to join until their signature is finally affixed to the proverbial dotted line.  But with Dennis, it seems as if was just going to be a matter of time.  It was probably Gene Schmitz who finally got him to make the commitment to join Council 10243 about a year and a half ago. However, Dennis has memories of a father and of several older brothers who were Knights and he was more aware of their charitable activities in the Denmark area than he ever was of Honor Guard activities.  He recalls the usual fundraisers and activities such as brat fries and softball tournaments and he also noticed the considerable amount of time that his father and brothers gave to their involvement with the Knights.

Because of a pretty wild personal schedule Dennis has not been able to be a part of too many Council activities, though he did get the chance to take part in the bell ringing for the Salvation Army last year.  He hopes that in the near future his time will be a bit more plentiful and he will be able to make it to some more of the meetings and activities of the Council and get to know some of the 'rest of the family.'  At present, family and school responsibilities in addition to work have been keeping him pretty busy.

Dennis works for Triangle Distributing as an On Premise Sales Manager and is responsible for six other sales persons who handle nearly 1000 accounts.  An average day will find him dealing with sales plans, looking for new accounts, coordinating special events, dealing with clients, organizing routes or even taking care of broken neon signs.  He spends the majority of his time on the road and sometimes needs to deal with things in the evenings as well.  Triangle operates in seven counties and is a two million case per year operation.  Given the busy schedule he maintains and the responsibilities to things that his children are involved in, Saturdays have become something of a day of rest.  He likes to have that rare opportunity to just relax and have nothing to do. 

A native of Denmark (WI,) Dennis and his wife, Sandy, have been married for twenty-one years and have lived in Green Bay since being married. They have three children, two at Notre Dame Academy and one at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.  When there is that free time, they enjoy camping and being enthusiastic Packer fans.  Sandy works at NWTC as Chief Operating Officer for the Foundation and Director of College Advancement--essentially fundraising and Development.  Dennis also like to read and goes through to or three newspapers a day.  He was an avid bowler for twenty years, being involved in some bowl-a-thons some time back.  We welcome him and his family to the Council 10243 family and look forward to getting to know them better.

November 2000