It was Friday, December 15, 1967. In the middle of exam week, we took a study break on King West, 2nd floor. A radio report brought news of the collapse of the Silver Bridge across the Ohio River. The bridge connected Dan Davies’ hometown, Gallipolis with Point Pleasant, WV. With his roommate, Ricky Joe Saunders, whose home was near Dan’s, we gathered in the hall as they called home and thought about friends and loved ones who crossed that bridge every night. After graduation, Dan returned to his hometown and served that community in dozens of ways, a community leader, bank president, and volunteer. In 1987, he was named Man of the Year in Southeastern Ohio.
Heidelberg '71
It was Friday, December 15, 1967. In the middle of exam week, we took a study break on King West, 2nd floor. A radio report brought news of the collapse of the Silver Bridge across the Ohio River. The bridge connected Dan Davies’ hometown, Gallipolis with Point Pleasant, WV. With his roommate, Ricky Joe Saunders, whose home was near Dan’s, we gathered in the hall as they called home and thought about friends and loved ones who crossed that bridge every night. After graduation, Dan returned to his hometown and served that community in dozens of ways, a community leader, bank president, and volunteer. In 1987, he was named Man of the Year in Southeastern Ohio.
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