"A psychologist wants to change people. An organizer wants to change society," Dave Bockmann said.
He has filled both exacting positions. Beginning his career as a psychologist, he said, "After a while I decided organizing was a better role for me. Instead of trying to fix people, I would try to change society's way of dealing with people. I became an organizer."
Although he had a social conscience, awareness of injustice and desire to do something about it, he was not a confrontational, fiery political person. Instead he was quietly even-keeled and cooperative, working steadily for his beliefs.