Dave Dayne and his wife, Carol of 40 years, have resided in Galion since 1972 when Dave accepted a position with the Galion Police Department. Dave retired in 1994 at the rank of Lieutenant. He soon felt the need to continue to serve his community. In the ensuing years, Dave was elected and served a term on Galion City Council, served as President and CEO of the Galion Area Chamber of Commerce, Chair of the Galion Civil Service Commission and President of the Crawford County Regional Planning Commission. Dave currently serves on the board of the Crawford County Crippled Children and Adult Society and is a member of the Galion Area Betterment Commission. Dave is an agent representing United First Financial.

Mr. Dayne graduated from Libbey High School in Toledo and attended Liberty University; Lynchburg, Va. Dave served in the United States Air Force, US Army and was active in Ohio’s State Defense Forces retiring at the rank of Colonel.

In 1996, Dave was invited to join Rotary and served as president 1997-98 and again in 2006-07. He brought to the club the July 4 Fireworks project and has served on various club committees. Dave is a Paul Harris Fellow and member of the Paul Harris Society. He currently serves as a District 6600 Assistant Governor and member of the Executive Committee.

Dave’s wife Carol, also a Rotarian, is the Administrative Secretary for the City of Galion City Manager.

Dave and Carol have one son Mike who works in the defense industry.