HI, MY NAME IS… David Fenton.
I’VE LIVED IN DEER VALLEY FOR TWO YEARS AND I LOVE IT BECAUSE… I like to hike and climb, and it’s so close to all the northern areas in the county.
A TYPICAL DAY IN MY LIFE INCLUDES… starting my day around 5:30 to 6 a.m. with catching up on local business news and then taking my German Shepard for her morning walk. Except for the weekends, I start my “workday” around 7:30 a.m. and make sure to get a couple of hours of CrossFit training in during the afternoon. I am a task/goal-oriented person in all aspects of my life, so organization and proper planning and execution is how I roll. It’s also very important that I have some form of communication with my children and grandbabies throughout the week.
MY FAMILY IS… my wife Rebecca (whom my sun rises and sets with), my children – Zachary, Alexandra, and Benjamin – and our recent arrival this past year of our first grandchildren, Memphis and Miller, along with our German Shepard, Ella.
ONE THING I CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT IS… being able to work out and train. I take this very seriously, and it is a major part of my daily life especially given that I thrive on high intensity, extreme physical challenges.
MY FAVORITE MOVIE I COULD NEVER GET TIRED OF WATCHING AND WHY IS… “A River Runs Through It.” I saw this movie when it came out in 1992 at the theater, and it moved me like no other before or since. All it takes is for you to watch it one time, and you should have no problem understanding why.
WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I WANTED TO BE… a policeman, which I eventually became and served for nine years before getting injured in the line of duty.
THE ONE PERSON WHO MOTIVATES ME IS… not just one individual but all our great wounded warriors and watching them persevere. When I think of what they have gone through for all of us, it motivates me on all fronts in dealing with life’s challenges.
THE LAST THING THAT MADE ME LAUGH OUT LOUD WAS… watching my daughter Alexandra on FaceTime being a new parent to my grandson Miller and the memories it brought back to me when I was at that place in my life being a new parent to her.
THE PERFECT DAY IS… waking up on this side of the soil and seeing my wife’s face first thing in the morning.
MY FAVORITE LOCAL NONPROFIT IS… very hard to answer as I support many different organizations, but the one in which I am going to step up my involvement is the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley.
MY LIFE IS… full and in constant overdrive, which I love and thrive on. I tell everyone I will get all the rest I need when I am dead. Carpe diem!
THE BEST GIFT I’VE EVER RECEIVED WAS… my wife, children, and grandchildren. Everything else does not even come close. I am a very fortunate and lucky man as it’s the gift that keeps on giving.
MY DREAM VACATION WOULD BE… anywhere with all my family, where it is required that all cell phones be turned off and not allowed to even be in the same space.
THE BEST PIECE OF ADVICE I’VE EVER RECEIVED IS… don’t confuse efforts with results.
