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You might say that Mr. Dietrich was
raised in the trades way. Beginning
at about age 10, he recalls helping
his father, a building craftsman, by
maybe sweeping up in a house on a
Saturday, and learning other skills as
he got older.
Mr. Dietrich remembers when he
was young, and they would be driv-
ing down a street. His father would
be pointing and saying, “I worked
on this house, and in this house” and
recalling just what was done in each
home that made it a better place to
live.
As the years passed, the younger Di-
etrich found himself riding along with
his father, and each would be recall-
ing the work they’d done in various
homes as they passed by. “That’s
something I always enjoyed.”
And, Mr. Dietrich wants that for his
students. He hopes that members
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