Dave Hudson
David Hudson is Joan (Colacci) Riggins eldest child and only son. He is part of the fourth generation of the Colacci family in Louisville. He has worked at the Blue Parrot off and on since 1983. His duties at the Blue Parrot have ranged from Prep Cook, Line Cook, and Kitchen Manager to Dining Room Manager where his duties consist of ordering, supervising repairs, and most importantly, taking care of our great customers.
David and his wife Tina, have 4 children ranging in age from 16 to 23. His two sons, Kevin and Aaron, and one of his daughters, Alecia, are all employees of the Blue Parrot.
David has been a volunteer at the Lafayette Fire Department for the past 23 years. He made the rank of Lieutenant after many years of training and many hours of service. Our customers can take great comfort in this aspect of Dave’s life as he has used the skills he learned while participating in the fire department, to provide CPR to one of our customers who collapsed from a heart attack. The customer made a full recovery, thanks to Dave’s efforts, and continues to patronize us. We guess you could say he was really motivated not to lose one single customer!
As evidence of Dave’s commitment to the Lafayette Fire Department, he received an award in 2009 to recognize that he put in almost as many hours as a volunteer, as his paid counterparts did at Lafayette Fire Department during the same time period (all of 2008). Essentially Dave held down two full-time jobs, and only got paid for one. We don’t know how Dave did all that and yet still maintained his home life, but he is very happily married.
