An early interest in moving parts bloomed in Dale with building and fixing bicycles, motorcycles and later, cars: Dale opened his foreign car repair business, "Foreign Quality" in 1956 and operated it successfully for over 20 years on Kurtz Street. Dale got sober in 1985 and in the late '80s, he moved his shop to Santa Fe Street as "Jaguar Specialists."

Dale ran this business until he and his wife, Maryolive retired to Rancho las Barracas on the Sea of Cortez coast of Baja, California.

There, they realized their dream of living on the beach and off the grid. He and Maryolive spent more than 25 years in Baja, returning to San Diego for the hottest summer months and that is when he was most often seen at Mt. Soledad Mens and other meetings around San Diego.

Dale passed away on July 25, 2017 at the age of 88 and with 32 years' sobriety, surrounded by his many friends and AA family who had been bringing meetings to him for some time during his illness.

Surviving Dale were his wife, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren... not to mention his many AA brothers and sisters who loved him very much. His "Celebration of Life" took place at Mt. Soledad Presbyterian church, one of the many homes for the Soledad Men's group meeting.

Dale's complete obituary can be found here.