David Doering
It was the ideal time to try and contact Dave for an interview in the Winter.  Spring, Summer and Fall are especially busy for him with a lawn care business and with a Christmas tree farm.  It was through this latter business that Dave got a little of an introduction to the Knights of Columbus, since he has dealt with the Ashwaubenon Council a number of years, selling them the trees for their annual tree sale.  So, when Randy Barrett asked him if he might be interested in becoming a Knight, it was not altogether unfamiliar.  He was already aware of the charitable contributions that Knights are responsible for and thought that the Knights might be a great group of guys with whom to associate. 

For the larger part of his year he is occupied handling accounts in Brown, Door, Shawano and Outagamie Counties is well as Mitchell Field, managing the lawn care through his company, Canadeo Lawn Care located on Shawano Avenue.  Originally from Cedarburg, he attended UW-Stevens Point and earned a Degree in Forestry and Resource Management in 1986.  Unfortunately jobs in forestry were rather tight at the time so he eventually ended up at Canadeo, since his wife, Denise was an RN working in Green Bay.  At the time, Canadeo also handled extermination services.  Dave & Denise bought the lawn care part of the business last year and they along with a secretary form the company.  In the busy season, ten-hour days, seven days per week, are not uncommon.  Then there's the Christmas tree farm in Langlade County--and Christmas trees have been in the family since the 1950's and they sell about 500 trees per year.  Handling a Christmas tree farm involves a lot more than just watching them grow.  They handle Balsam and Frasier Fir, trees that grow more slowly than some others.  Each tree, no matter how big, needs to be sheared by hand annually until they are ready to harvest in ten or fifteen years. 

Besides the Christmas tree connection, Dave has managed to find the time to take part in some activities of the Council including occasional meetings, food stands and the like.  The family has lived in the St. Bernard area for about fifteen years now, and when there is time to relax they enjoy camping, hunting, fishing and gardening.  Denise works at St. Vincent Hospital as a child birth educator.  This is the second year they have taught First Grade in the Religious Education program and they are also involved in the Life Teen program at St. Bernard, dealing with Church and social issues and how they relate to today's teens.  Dave & Denise have two sons, Ryan (15) and Sean (9). 

January 2003