6 Degrees of Separation

 

 

David grew up in a small town in southeast Michigan, called Ida. The town is as small as it's name. He left Ida when he joined the U.S. Army, but he moved back to his hometown two years ago. In between he has lived in Kentucky, Maryland, Texas, California while in the Army, and Cleveland Ohio for a year. He enjoys the small town laid back atmosphere of Ida and claims they roll up the sidewalks at night.

Upon graduating from High School he joined the US Army for 3 years attending school to be a mechanic, upon being discharged from the Army he successfully attended and completed training to be a Diesel Mechanic at Ohio Diesel Technical Institute in Cleveland, Ohio. Later on he took a apprenticeship into skilled trades attending classes at
Henry Ford Community College 2 nights a week while working full time for 4 years until receiving his Certificate.  David is a Millwright/Mechanic in a large power plant for the electric company  for the past 15 years.  While in the army David was awarded a prestigious medal for bravery with disregard to personal safety for putting out a fire on a tank and helping the crew get out.

David has been divorced since his son was two, and he's currently single. He has two children, and they each have two children.(His wife divorced him after getting him in the habit of shaving his balls). David is the eldest of three children and considers himself the black sheep of the family.

As a teen David had experimented with drugs and eventually spiraled into a cocaine addiction. He began selling cocaine to support his habit, he started missing work, his financial situation was distressed, and his marriage was over. A union steward reached out to him and suggested rehab to save his job. David started rehab with the wrong attitude but eventually it sunk in, he had a sickness. He learned about addiction and was excited to make
a fresh start.

However the day David got out of rehab his attorney called and notified him that he had warrants out for drug trafficking. He had been set up by a friend. David was distraught, he wanted to use. He found a cocaine Anonymous meeting to support his self control but when he got there the meeting had been canceled. He stood outside on the sidewalk, staring at the bar across the street, wanting to cross the street and knowing the consequences if he did. In that defining moment David turned away and went home, he had made his choice. David has been substance free for 26 years.

David's parents stood by his side through the darkness with unconditional love. David's role model is his father who died 3 years ago from blood cancer. His dad came from a large family, he had exemplary work ethics, and did whatever he had to in order to support the family. David inherited those traits from his dad along with a passion
for the Detroit Tigers.

David works alot of over-time, enjoys reading history books and playing facebook games as well as IMVU in his spare time. After 26 years David still struggles to find a balance between pride for overcoming his addiction and shame for hurting those who love him. David is very emotional when talking about his past, but it's his story. In his words, "It's part of me, it's who I am.".

David you are a hero in my book, enjoy that peanut butter tomato on rye sandwich. You have crumbs in your beard. I think you shave the wrong places.