LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – A Lubbock man centers himself around giving back. Now, the State of Texas is honoring him for the work he’s done for our region.
Dave Freriks serves of the Volunteer Emergency Disaster Coordinator for more than 30 years. Before that, he was a secret service agent for several decades. All the time he’s spent in the service of others led to Lubbock State Representative Carl Tepper to nominate him for the 42nd Annual Governor’s Volunteer Awards.
The 86-year-old started volunteering with the Texas South Plains of The Salvation Army in 1995. He helped create the chapter’s disaster response program into what it is today. Creating a team of people that has traveled across multiple states and helped nearly 700,000 people…