Veterans

Bill Rowe

I was so grateful for the home my wife created for us.

Hilary Youngpeter

I was married for 63 years and never proposed to a woman, he smiles. She was a gem!

Cameron Smith is a proud US Army veteran. He served four years based both in Hawaii and in Afghanistan. He spent a year in the SE region of Afghanistan as a 11C Infantryman/Mortar man and was assigned to monitoring the base perimeter for insurgents. He also used his carpentry skills to build a number of […]

September 28, 2015

Chris Saldana

If you have ever found comfort that while we sleep others work to keep us safe and have given thanks, our next Humans of Findlay deserves a little extra appreciation. Not only has Chris been a fire fighter for 11 years, he also serves extra shifts, is on the Tactical Rescue team, (fast water or […]

Veterans

September 1, 2015

Charles Chuck Gierke

The next time you visit the library and notice how clean and inviting it is, say a quiet thanks to Chuck Gierke who has been a janitor there for the past 18 years. Chuck is a quiet unassuming man who has served his community, country, and family his entire life. A lifer here in Findlay […]

Veterans

August 27, 2015

Melissa Park-Hanneman

Melissa Park-Hanneman is a character and she loves it. She is a US Navy veteran, an adopted mom, a photographer and a volunteer extraordinaire. Melissa moved a lot as a child and when she was 18 she joined the Navy and saw the world taking tours no one else wanted. After four years she settled […]

Veterans

August 13, 2015

Tom Davis

We met up with Tom Davis as he finished a Hancock County Courthouse tour for students in the persona of John Hancock. It is just one of the roles Tom has played in his life as a public servant. His story begins at 18 when he enrolled in Penna Tech (now Owens) and earned a […]

Veterans

June 30, 2015

Norvall Knouse

We had a wonderful time interviewing Norvall Knouse who turned 102 in April. He was born in a round barn in the middle of the 1913 flood in Wood County. His doctor had to ride though deep water to get to deliver him. He was the middle child of seven and has a baby sister […]

Category: Veterans