After 39 years together, taking care of each other, Dave & Chris are still just, ...Dave & Chris.

Everyone's favorite FNSI colleague

Top Sales Associate - Eight Years in a Row

Director of Company Morale

Flashback to July 2002

David was rushed to St. Ann’s Hospital with severe chest pains. He was admitted immediately. His EKG was erratic. I was in fear that I was losing him. David had a 95% blockage of the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery (the widowmaker). His cardiologist even said, I have never seen lesion that large.

The next day, David underwent a cardiac procedure. The blockage was caught in time. David wanted to get back to work – totally against doctor’s advice. David went back to work.

August 2002

Again, David was rushed to the hospital – this time Mt. Carmel West. He was admitted immediately. Another cardiac procedure. The doctors pulled me aside. Dave will not survive six months if he goes back to work.

I begged David. What did Dave do? He went back to work. He only cared about his FNSI “kids” - his family. “I’m not just building a company – I’m building lives. That's more important,” was his answer. That is truly Classic Dave.™

September 2002

David is rushed to Mt. Carmel West. I won’t bore you with all of the details but over the following years David has had seven cardiac procedures including a triple bypass. He finally agreed to stay home "for a couple of weeks …and we’ll see how I’m feeling.”

-     Chris

How’s Dave & Chris?

What the heck happened?

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Buddy got a little brother, Harley. Buddy took such good care of his little brother, showing him around his new digs.

Buddy was just so fascinated with this new furry little bundle. Harley on the other hand was Satan for the first year.

Chris Myers (Left) Dave Koch (Right)

Palm Springs Aerial Tramway

We're fine!

- Dave & Chris

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The Adults in the Room

While Fiber Network Solutions was built on energy and ambition, much of the early team consisted of young, inexperienced employees—talented, driven, but often lacking even basic life and business skills. Dave Koch and Christopher Myers provided the structure that made the company function, not just as operators, but as mentors and stabilizing leadership. They weren’t simply running a network—they were guiding people who, in many cases, were learning how to manage their first paycheck, their first apartment, and their first real responsibilities. Chris routinely helped employees secure housing, shop for essentials, and navigate everyday life, while both Dave and Chris provided guidance through personal challenges, including counseling staff through major life events like unplanned pregnancies. It was a hands-on, real-world leadership model—one that extended far beyond business—and it was foundational to the culture and cohesion that allowed FNSI to succeed.