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Tiller is new PdC Flotilla commander

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Sue Tiller

Longtime Prairie du Chien businesswoman, Sue Tiller, has been selected to lead the Prairie du Chien Flotilla, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Commander Tiller, relieved Commander Art Sullivan as the Prairie du Chien Flotilla Commander on Jan. 1.

Sue is a lifelong resident of Prairie du Chien. She graduated high school in 1971 from Our Lady of Good Counsel Academy in Mankato, Minn.  

Then, in 1976, from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a degree in preschool, kindergarten and child development. While at UW, the Army ROTC program was opened to women and Sue became the first woman to graduate from that program. After graduation, Sue joined the U.S. Army as a second lieutenant and, after serving 20 years in military intelligence, she retired with the rank of major.

Sue returned to her beloved Prairie du Chien and joined her parents in the family furniture business. Tiller’s Furniture has been a fixture in Prairie du Chien since 1950.

In 2009, Sue learned of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary forming in Prairie du Chien and saw it as an opportunity to both support her community and learn more about the river she grew up on. Since then, Sue has become qualified as a vessel examiner and has served several years as the flotilla’s finance and diversity officer.

Her experience and love for kayaking has led her to a new Coast Guard program, Auxiliary Paddle Craft (AUXPAD). In July 2017, she was selected to join six other Auxiliarists from across the nation at the U.S. Coast Guard Station New Orleans to assist in the development of a paddle craft training program for the public and, this summer, will attend training to become a paddle craft instructor.

If you talk to Sue about Prairie du Chien and the Driftless Area you can see the pride she has for the area well up within her.

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