The Guy Behind BOB
· Son of Patsy and the late Louie Davisson / born 11/25/53’
· Mom worked for school district for over 20 years
· Dad was a mail carrier for 35 years / member of the 52’ Bears State champs
· I’ve lived in Cannon Falls my whole life.
· I’m a dog lover and have had 13 dogs so far - Pepper, Shinner, Punky, Starsky, Ace, Bandit, Scooter, Bo, Trixie, Brutus, Blondie, Annie and Spot. Bob, who I feature in my blog, is my grand dog.
· I started playing sports when I was 4 years old, thanks to Jeroy Carlson and Dad & Mom
· Was involved in jazz band and art (Myron Johnson) and sports (Mac & Hawks)
· Was captain of our track team - had a few school records and kicked a few footballs
· During school I cleaned the Post Office on Saturdays and cleaned and did dishes at the Country Club
· Graduated in 1972 from Cannon
· Married Deb Becksted in 1972’. She had moved here from Edina in 1969. Deb is a nurse and works in the Burn Clinic at Regions Hospital.
· Worked at Point of Sales for a year.
· Our first son, Josh was born the summer of 1973’. He is the Business Manager for the school district and has been a coach for over 10 years.
· August 15th, 1973, I was hired by the school district and started work at the Old Elementary under Elmer Lundell.
· Our second son, Jake was born the summer of 1975’. He was the Payroll Manager for the school district and now does the same thing for Xcel Energy. He is involved in music, playing guitar.
· In the late 70’s, I was president of ‘Small Town Truckers’, the local van club in town.
· In 1980, I moved from the Elementary School to the High School to take the retiring Gust Johnson’s place under Arleigh Berg.
· In 1982, I was named Head Custodian of the High School.
· For four years in the mid 80’s, I was a part-time Police Officer and Captain of the 17 member Police Reserve unit in Cannon Falls, while still working full-time at the school.
· In 1992, I was named District Head of Operations & Maintenance for the school district and was also the Head Custodian for the High School.
· This spring, I was named to be the Construction Coordinator for the school’s remodeling and addition project.
· Over my 35 years with the school district, I’ve been involved with the cleaning, maintenance, operations and changes that have taken place in our buildings ( Vasa, Wastedo, Old Elementary, Bus Garage, High School, New Elementary, Cannon Community Center and the Army Reserve building.
I’ve designed and help design different room changes and the Community Center.
This project has been a long time coming and it’s great to see it happening and being able to be a part of it. There are also other projects that we will be taking care of over the next four years that will give the Cannon Falls school district and our Community, facilities that will take care of all of us for the next twenty years and better.
· Son of Patsy and the late Louie Davisson / born 11/25/53’
· Mom worked for school district for over 20 years
· Dad was a mail carrier for 35 years / member of the 52’ Bears State champs
· I’ve lived in Cannon Falls my whole life.
· I’m a dog lover and have had 13 dogs so far - Pepper, Shinner, Punky, Starsky, Ace, Bandit, Scooter, Bo, Trixie, Brutus, Blondie, Annie and Spot. Bob, who I feature in my blog, is my grand dog.
· I started playing sports when I was 4 years old, thanks to Jeroy Carlson and Dad & Mom
· Was involved in jazz band and art (Myron Johnson) and sports (Mac & Hawks)
· Was captain of our track team - had a few school records and kicked a few footballs
· During school I cleaned the Post Office on Saturdays and cleaned and did dishes at the Country Club
· Graduated in 1972 from Cannon
· Married Deb Becksted in 1972’. She had moved here from Edina in 1969. Deb is a nurse and works in the Burn Clinic at Regions Hospital.
· Worked at Point of Sales for a year.
· Our first son, Josh was born the summer of 1973’. He is the Business Manager for the school district and has been a coach for over 10 years.
· August 15th, 1973, I was hired by the school district and started work at the Old Elementary under Elmer Lundell.
· Our second son, Jake was born the summer of 1975’. He was the Payroll Manager for the school district and now does the same thing for Xcel Energy. He is involved in music, playing guitar.
· In the late 70’s, I was president of ‘Small Town Truckers’, the local van club in town.
· In 1980, I moved from the Elementary School to the High School to take the retiring Gust Johnson’s place under Arleigh Berg.
· In 1982, I was named Head Custodian of the High School.
· For four years in the mid 80’s, I was a part-time Police Officer and Captain of the 17 member Police Reserve unit in Cannon Falls, while still working full-time at the school.
· In 1992, I was named District Head of Operations & Maintenance for the school district and was also the Head Custodian for the High School.
· This spring, I was named to be the Construction Coordinator for the school’s remodeling and addition project.
· Over my 35 years with the school district, I’ve been involved with the cleaning, maintenance, operations and changes that have taken place in our buildings ( Vasa, Wastedo, Old Elementary, Bus Garage, High School, New Elementary, Cannon Community Center and the Army Reserve building.
I’ve designed and help design different room changes and the Community Center.
This project has been a long time coming and it’s great to see it happening and being able to be a part of it. There are also other projects that we will be taking care of over the next four years that will give the Cannon Falls school district and our Community, facilities that will take care of all of us for the next twenty years and better.
