David's funeral was today. David, was three years older than I, and we grew up on farms about five miles apart, rural Sinai. In 1957 four Sinai boys shared a room in the basement of a Sinai couple who's house in Brookings was a block from South Dakota State. The four were Rolf and Lloyd Hope, David and I. David was recently discharged from the Army and I was a sophomore.
David and I were in the same botany class at State. When the first major test approached he suggested we study for it together. The effect of this cooperation was that he taught me how to study. In four years of Sinai High School I never studied, which was more of an indictment of the school than a measure of my brilliance. David's tutoring served me well, as I studied through three academic degrees. He was one of my groomsmen at my wedding.
After my discharge from the Marines and enrolled at Augustana College, barracks life in the Marines steered me away from dormitory residence. David's parents were then living in Sioux Falls. They had an apartment house, where they lived, so I rented a basement apartment from them.
David graduated from State with a degree in civil engineering. He was hired by the Minnesota Department of Transportation. Specializing in roadway hydraulics he worked at MNDOT for thirty years retiring in 1995.
May God bless the memory of David Halvorson.
Takk for alt,
Al
This picture was taken at our 50th wedding anniversary party. These two David's were wedding attendants, The tall David is my brother, the best man, and the other is David Halvorson.
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