Mike Delvaux 

Several years ago, before he started to use computers more regularly, Mike tried to angle and fly a computer simulated plane through the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York.  Even though that flight was unsuccessful, that didn’t stop him from pursuing a pilot’s license, which he earned about a year ago.  Because of his extremely busy schedule, it took about two years to get the license, which is a bit longer than usual.  Still, the determination he had in pursuing that goal seems characteristic of the sort of person who, despite the pressures of schedules, can somehow manage to find the time for the things that really matter.

 

It was about two or three years ago that he became involved in the Knights of Columbus.  He remembers someone from the Council calling to talk to him about membership, but he cannot remember who made the contact.  Also, unlike many others who came to the Council, he had no images in his mind about who the Knights were or what they were all about.  At the time, we was looking for some means of getting more involved in the Church, and the Knights seemed an appropriate way to go.  His busy schedule has kept him from several meetings, but he remembers having an enjoyable time at the meetings and activities he was able to attend.  He sees the value of camaraderie and appreciated the ”fun time” that Council functions often are.  He also enjoys working with young people and he found that there were many opportunities to pursue that interest through the activities of the Council.  Mike served with Brion Collins as Co-Director of Youth programs in the last administration and found that his involvement gave him an outlet for working with kids through such programs as the Free Throw Contest.  He also recalls putting in his time in other activities such as the Cub Food stand and the Knights’ Grill at the St. Bernard Parish Picnic.

 

Mike works the day shift as a Security Supervisor with the rank of Lieutenant at the Green Bay Correctional Institute.  In his position he spends a good amount of time supervising staff, handling official counts of inmates, disciplinary hearings on other staff, and a lot of administrative paperwork such as writing and re-writing job descriptions, evaluations and schedules.  He has been at the Correctional Institute for sixteen years.  In addition to that, he owns the east side location of Chay’s Tae-Kwon-Do, and spends a lot of time involved in the business.  While he has customers of all ages, there are many young people taking instruction and Mike again has the opportunity to work with youth.  He recently returned from the Junior Olympics in Orlando with contestants involved in a program from ages 6-18.  Besides all that, he does some teaching at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College in Correction Science, dealing with Jail Officer Training.  His work has introduced him to the computer, and although he doesn’t claim to be an expert by any means, he is becoming more familiar with them.

 

Mike is a Green Bay native and he and his wife, Mary, have been married for sixteen years.  They have three children, Nicole (who just got her ‘temps’), Andrew and Laura.  Even though there doesn’t seem to be much free time in his life, he did manage to get his pilot’s license, which was always something he wanted to do.  He also finds some time in the summer to play softball.  He’s hoping that the future will provide him with a little more time so that he can participate in more meetings and activities of the Council.

 

August 1996