Dr. Reese grew up in Evansville and graduated from Evansville High School in 1966. He began working at Evansville Veterinary Service in 1962 as a kennel assistant. He attended Veterinary College at Iowa State University and graduated in 1972. He spent one year as an instructor at ISU and returned to Evansville in 1973 to rejoin the veterinary staff at EVS. He has spent the last 48 years serving the Evansville area as a general practitioner, caring for a wide variety of animals (everything from a hamster to a buffalo). He looks forward to the new challenges that each day presents.