Name: Donald Shearer, CAI, GPPA, CES

Year Inducted: 2005

Hometown: Kissimmee, Fla.

Birthday: Feb. 14, ??

Business Name: Auction Services

Business Location: Kissimmee, Fla.

Auctioneer Since: March 6, 1985

Specialty: business liquidations, machinery, equipment and charity auctions

Most Expensive Item Sold: Largest amount for a small item ... Steiff teddy bear for $54,000.

Most Unusual Item Sold: Live ostrich.

Inspiration: Encouraged and sent to auction school by Walt Disney Company.

Something Others Might Not Know: 1999 Florida State Champion Auctioneer. Military police in U.S. Army during Vietnam war. Currently a deputy sheriff for Osceola County in Florida.

Auction Mishaps: A lady went to the Port-A-John and while she was in there, an item that she wanted to bid on came up. She poked her bidder number out of the door and bid from the toilet.

Family: Married for 36 years to Janet, who was a previous president of NAA Auxiliary. Two daughters, Jennifer an auctioneer, Donnita executive director of Osceola County Historical Society. Two grandchildren.