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A Timeline
Look at the childhood of David W. Dawley
This page is dedicated to my mom,
Elizabeth Jean Short and my dad, Pete Short who took good care of us. Without
them and their dedication, I would have had nothing (including these pictures).
They showed us that hard work and honest living are their own rewards.
I am who I am because of them.
Thank you both for everything.
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Here are a few pictures,
thoughtfully and lovingly preserved by my mother, of me going from 1964-1980
in the Tampa Bay area of West Central Florida.
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1964
Even at this early age, I had military inclinations. Notice
the fatigue cap. It will show up in later pictures.
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of my earliest memories are of the beautiful white beaches in Tampa Bay,
specifically Apollo Beach. Notice the belly sticking out. I would
eventually lose it only to get it back (and then some) eventually.
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We lived on Cracker Ave off US 41. I do not remember the
home or the area, but I do remember a few events that happened here. I remember
this fire truck and a black train straddle toy that whistled when .you pushed
down on the smokestack.
 
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1965
My oldest sister Doreen and I at Apollo Beach in May of
1965.
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1966
Dave, Doreen and Darrin
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On the left, is a picture from my fourth birthday in November
of 1966. My brother Darrin is barely visible on my left. Instead of the
fatigue cap, I now have a fatigue shirt with my name and stripes.
 
On the right, is a picture of me, Dana, Santa, Darrin
and our neighbor Dwayne in December of 1966.We lived in Oakside Trailer
Park in Riverview, FL.
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This is my family on August 5, 1967. Pictured re my Mom,
my sister Doreen, myself, and two of my younger brothers, Darrin and Dana.
We are living in Oakside Trailer Park in Riverview, FL.
This is my 5th birthday. My sister Doreen is on the left.
The adults and the other kids are neighbors.
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1967
My brother Darrin remembers this as the first time he
rubbed a balloon on his head and sticking them to a wall. You can see them
in the picture. My brother Dana is in the high chair. It is Dana's 2nd Birthday,.
This was on the north end of Riverview on US 301.
Mom, Darrin, Dana and me at Apollo Beach.
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1968
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1969
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1970
We moved to Moody Road around this time. This was
the first place where we had the home phone number that my parents continue
to have even to this day. We love the lusciousness of the all of vegetation
in Florida. One of the downsides of all of the trees is all of the leaves.
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Here I am raking leaves at our home on Moody Road in Riverview
Florida.
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We always got new clothes around Easter every year. We
had the typical Easter egg hunt and we always attended church. It is one
of our most consistently photographed events which allows me to clearly
show time passing.
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1971
This is our haul from Christmas of 1971. The yellow Crazy
Wheels were one of our favorite toys of all times. You could go nuts spinning
and bumping into each other. They were a lot of fun! We played with them
on the concrete for the den which we were in the process of adding.
Notice the classic 1971 20-inch buzz bike with the banana
seat and the sissy bar. Pieces of this bike we would incorporated into other
bikes. We tended to be pretty rough on our bikes.
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1972
I was active in Cub Scouts for several years starting
in 1971. Here we are on a paddle wheel boat trip on Tampa Bay in July. The
woman pictured is Betty Rose Smith who was the den mother for Pack 83.
We are
in the back row from left to right: David, Darrin, and Dana.
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Lori, David,
Darrin, and Dana
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Pack 83's Cub Scout float for a Fourth of July parade
in Riverview.
We had a Baby-Buggy marathon to raise money for one of
our projects. The marathon lasted for 24 hours. The money raised was used
to fund our charitable projects.
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1973
Dig the crazy clothes! Very 70's. Very
Brady Bunch. My youngest sister Denise asks my mom how she could make us
where this stuff.
Doreen, David, Darrin, Dana and
Doug and our cousins during Easter Weekend
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1974
Doreen, David, Darrin, Dana and Doug Easter Weekend
We visited Walt Disney World for the first time in the
summer of 1974. This is a classic tourist picture of Doreen, Lori, Dad,
Darrin, Dana and me in front Cinderella's Castle.
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Danny,
Doreen, David, Darrin, Dana and Doug
Here is one of the earliest pictures with 6 of the kids.
This is in our home on Moody Road in the den which we had just recently
added.
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1975
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1976
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1977
.During Christmas of 1977, we got our first electronic
game console. It was a Radio Shack version of Pong. We were styling. We
were living in Tropical Acres south of Riverview. My parents still live
there.
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This is me on the night of my graduation from East
Bay High School on June 2, 1980. On my right was my girlfriend at the time
Rose Vitolo
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1980
 
These pictures were taken during my first leave from the
United States Military Academy in West Point, NY. My youngest sister is
standing next to me. I had just turned 18. On the left, I am wearing my
Mess Dress Uniform. On the right, I am wearing my Dress Grey Uniform and
I was heading off to attend a Christmas party for other Cadets in the area
that was hosted at the University Club by Congressman Sam Gibbons.
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