Central Bank of Sedalia’s Unsung Hero Is – David Esser!

It's that time again, Gentle Reader! We're working with Central Bank of Sedalia to find those people who are always doing something great in West Central Missouri. And this time, it's someone a lot of people my age probably know.

Back in the day, I thought I was going to be a teacher. Turns out, though, when you don't get along with teenagers and hate paperwork, becoming an English teacher is probably not the way to go. But for a long time in my middle and high school years, that's the pre-college route that I took. I ended up doing Cadet Teaching (that's what it was called at the time, don't know if it is now), worked in the FTA a lot, as well as lots of summers volunteering for Lou Paul over at Parkview Elementary for their summer school reading program.

So clearly I was not a bad kid, I was a goody-goody. But I had to be a bit on my best behavior though, because one of the teachers supervising me was the Dad/Uncle of a couple kids we hung out with, and you know, he was a teacher, so you had to watch your p's and q's. He expected us to do what we signed up to do, and he expected a good job without attitude, but he was also really kind and encouraging to all of us Know it All Teenage Brats. And when I asked him for a recommendation letter for my college acceptances/scholarships, he gave it to my counselor like, the next day. So I thought very highly of Mr. Esser.

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Yep, that's who our Unsung Hero is this month, David Esser! Let's hear from Robin Balke (his nominator and all around awesome person) about everything he does that fits into our community and makes it better.

David quietly works behind the scenes in the community to improve Sedalia. Whether it's preserving area history through his work with the Pettis County Historical Society, helping homeowners with repairs as a board member of the Sedalia Community Helping Hands, improving downtown Sedalia was a member of the Sedalia downtown Development/Sedalia Main Streets. He even does brickwork repair on the crosswalks. He assists to promote the Sedalia Symphony as a former board member. David does these things in the background of the community. He is a low-key gem!

He says he got started in community work young, when he was in his teenage years.  He also loves to fix stuff, stock his Little Library, and build things in his back yard, which...sounds like a very Dad thing to do, honestly.  And since he is a Dad of three girls, that's not a shock.  Here's David's talk with Randy Kirby!

I'm sure that Mr. Esser* only had a few minutes, because someone needed something. It was a lovely talk with a very community oriented person.... even if he does like to keep it "low key". Well, you can nominate your Unsung Hero right here, although I can't promise we'll keep it on the DL.

Nominatingly yours,
Behka

*Is it ever normal to refer to a teacher by their name? Like, even as an adult? Probably not. He'll always be "Mister Esser" to me.