Thank you, Shade, for
your service to the Wood County Committee on Aging!
Duane has always had a love for
volunteering. He retired in 2014 because of a cancer diagnosis and after his
chemotherapy treatments were completed in April of 2015, he was ready to begin
volunteering again. At that time, an acquaintance of his was assisting with the
Guiding Pathways program at WCCOA, a respite program for those with mild to
moderate cognitive impairments. When his acquaintance had to step away from the
project because of a family emergency, she asked Duane if he would be
interested in taking her place and he happily accepted! Since then Duane has
continued to volunteer for the Guiding Pathways program and has also
volunteered for the Tax Aide program since 2018.
Duane spent 33 years in the insurance
business at Lutheran Brotherhood (now Thrivent). He also taught classes at
Hondros College to those seeking a career in insurance, and taught Continuing
Education classes to current insurance agents. During his career, his company
awarded a “Community Citation Award” to those who went above and beyond to
serve their community. Because of Duane’s commitment to community service,
including his leadership of the community service projects at work, he received
this award. Duane has also served on the Genacross Youth and Family Board since
1996.
Duane is active at his church, St.
Paul’s Lutheran Church in McClure, where he is the current Congregation
President. He most recently spent time working on their 125th
Anniversary Celebration which took place this year. Outside of volunteering,
Duane also enjoys college football. He has been an Ohio State fan since he was
a kid. (GO BUCKEYES!) He also enjoys reading about WWII, inspired by a late friend
of his who served as a B17 Ball Turret Gunner in WWII.
Thank you, Duane, for
your service to the Wood County Committee on Aging!
