Retirements THE
MEADOWS
Dahlin Family
At Grand Valley State University
Ron Dahlin, superintendent at The Meadows at GVSU
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on Dahlin’s first retirement task is building, with his wife KaLee, a new home in Northern Michigan, just outside of Honor on the Platte River. “I would not be leaving right now if I didn’t have the task of building a new home in front of me,” said the 63-year-old Dahlin, who has been the head superintendent at The Meadows at Grand Valley State University in Allendale for the last 20 years. “I’m a little worried about not staying busy, but with nine acres to take care of and a house to build I should be good for a while. And I’ve been married to a wonderful woman for over 30 years, and it’s time I spent a little time around her as well.” Dahlin and KaLee have been working on their retirement plan for the last five or six years with 2022 in mind. KaLee recently retired from Amway Corp., after working there 30 years in research and development, food, and nutrition. They have two children, Bryson, who is 24 and has a career in construction, and Caitlin, 21, who is a junior in the nursing program at Grand Valley. “It’s a great time for us to leave our careers behind,” Dahlin said. “We are still young enough and healthy enough to do the things we want to do. We have been diligent, saved money for retirement and our financial planner, a couple years ago, gave us permission to be done.”
Ron Dahlin Golf on the Edge
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