Dave & Barb Burtrum (22047) | starmaster145@gmail.com
Dave Burtrum was born and raised in the Springfield, MO area. Currently he and his wife Barbara live on 14 acres outside of Republic MO near the Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield. They have been married over 42 years and have two married adult children, a son and a daughter. They also have a one-year-old grandson.
Dave graduated from Parkview High School and attended Missouri State University studying Industrial Electronics and Math. He retired in 2013 from Associated Electric Cooperative at 57 after being employed by them for 37 years. Jobs included supervisory and management positions in telecommunications, SCADA, IT (networking and system administration), cyber security, and cyber compliance. Barb was also born and raised in the Springfield MO area. She graduated from Ash Grove High School and retired from Lifetouch National School Studios as office manager in Springfield, MO.
Both David and Barbara grew up in camping families and have continued to camp and RV on a regular basis. They have made the normal progression from tent to pop-up to trailer to fifth wheel to class A motorhome.
Members of the NKK since 2017, they have owned two Newmar diesel pusher class A coaches in the past three years and attended multiple state, regional, and international Newmar Kountry Klub events. David is currently the president of the Mid-MO Wanderlusts chapter of the NKK.
In addition to RVing, Dave’s hobbies include astronomy, amateur “ham” radio (FCC license N0DF), shooting sports, and RC modeling. Barbara’s hobbies include sewing, quilting, and shopping. In addition to the above activities, David and Barbara enjoy all the time they can with their children’s families.
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