David Spinks was hired in April of 1953 as mentioned in this May 1953 issue of TekTalk.

 

This photo of David in assembly is from the Sunset photo boards.

 

This September 6, 1955 TekTalk mentions that David is now the supervisor of the Training Group.

 

This May 19, 1957 issue of TekTalk mentions his return to the Training Department and plans for an European vacation..

 

This June 1957 TekTalk describes Dave and Joyce Spinks vacation plans to Europe.

 

This January 1959 issue of TekTalk article describes the selection of Guernsey. David Spinks (left) and Earl Wantland (right) were selected to establish the facility and organization.

 

Here is the uncropped photo from the 40th anniversary book, page 184.

 

This photo shows David and Joyce leaving for Guernsey.

 

This photo is from page 191 of the 40th anniversary book.

Here is another photo of the group labeled "The Happy Crew".

 

Dave Spinks was Personnel Manager at Tek Guernsey Ltd. from 1958 to 1963. His observations about life on Guernsey, business problems, and family adjustments were carried in a series of TekWeek articles in January and February of 1964. Excerpts of those articles are on our Tek Guernsey page.

 

This photo shows David and Joyce with Earl Wantland and Edna.

 

Here is a formal portrait of David Spinks.

 

This is an early 1960s heavily edited transcript for Guernsey. We do not know where or when it was given. Click on the image to view the PDF.