Dan Neenan - 1963 Bio & Picture from 40th Reunion               DAN NEENAN BIO - 2003-08-06 • At age 9 started cutting class at Sacred Heart Elementary. • At age 10 illegally spent advance funds as a paper boy. • At age 15 learned how to hotwire cars for joyrides from Pat Eng. • At age 16 thumbed numerous times to Kansas City with Flex Sabatos (class of 63’s Riches Grad). • At age 17 kicked out of Hickman for wearing a Sigma Epsion Chi (SEX) sweatshirt to assembly. • 1963 joined the Army (with other fifteen, 63 Hichman grads), became a trained killer. Awarded a sharp shooter medal. • Moved to San Francisco 1967 and experienced the summer of love. • 1968 open a poster store in Columbia, MO on $500 loan from sister. Got married to Linda Gammon, worked my way     through M.U., B.S. 1970. Had two kids, Michelle and Jennifer. • 1974 opened the 9th St. Deli with Pete Neenan and Pat Eng. ($1,000 each start up capital). Customers lined up outside door at noon. • 1976 opened Lifestyle Furniture corner of 7th and Walnut in Columbia, MO. Sold waterbeds for 10 years; upset many customers with wet beds. • 1990 opened first Futon Expres’ store in St. Louis. • 1997 escaped from Boone, moved to St. Louis. Opened up nine more Futon Expres’ stores (two in Chicago) • 2003 living a great adventure, providing comfort to our customers, teaching entrepreneurship, and creating a learning organization.       Back to Directory