From left , Taylor Sears , Kellie Sears , Davis Sears , Barbara Sears and Dwight Sears pose for a family picture in front of their Silent Guard business . Dwight and , his wife of 36 years , Barbara started up their Silent Guard business while still working at the other family business of Davis HVAC .
“ She was being paid from Davis , but she was doing as much work on the Silent Guard side ,” Dwight remarked .
Barbara ’ s dual role of managing two family businesses lasted for nearly eight years , until she started working full time at Silent Guard . By 2015 , Silent Guard moved into their own separate building .
Meanwhile , their son , Taylor Sears was blazing a career trail of his own . After earning a business administration degree from Northern Kentucky University , Taylor went to work as the Kentucky Governor ’ s Body Man to going to work with the Cincinnati Bengals ’ NFL organization .
With their only child ’ s professional career rocketing into a nationwide stratosphere , Dwight and Barbara Sears were having thoughts of maybe
Davis HVAC / Silent Guard employees at their recent Oak Days celebration . 16 • SEKY - Southeast Kentucky Life JUNE 2024