Dave grew up in the Lutheran Belt of Minnesota, went to Luther and then the U of Minnesota, finally landing at Augustana College (Rock Island). He and his wife, Katie have been married since 1984, and have three very musical kids. They live in Davenport, Iowa, had a Fulbright year together in Norway, and travel whenever they can— destinations including Holden, Paris and Normandy, Rome and Pompeii, and a medical/building mission to the Dominican Republic.