Dale was an avid man in everything. He was a photography buff since elementary school. In high school he joined the Glider Club at Midland High School. Dale's Uncle Edwin Johnson was a stunt flyer who Dale loved dearly. Dale went on to Engineering school at Michigan State College and joined in the attack on Germany in 1943 serving as a mine sweeper and providing areal mapping from a tank ahead of the ground troops.
Dale married Patricia Lorraine Morley of Flint Michigan while home on leave. After WWII he finished his degree specializing in automotive engineering at the University of Minnesota. After graduation from Michigan State College, Dale went to work for the Dow Chemical Corporation working in Research and Development. His first project was to design and build the 2nd Saran Wrap production plant. His 2nd project was to retool the first Saran production plant. Next Dale worked with various material at Dow experimenting with many uses of Styrofoam. Eventually he created a process of "spinning" Styrofoam and then travelled all over the USA, Europe, North Africa, including Italy and Spain building dome buildings and roofs for many manufacturers in addition to most Dow Chemical sites. These made great covers for the many containment ponds for the chemical industry. Back home, Dale also built a dome shaped building for Camp Neyati, an elementary school in Detroit near the Henry Ford museum and estate. He also assisted a local Architect and his contractors to build a dome house on Sugnet Street across from the MidMichigan Medical Center.
Dale loved hunting and fishing for anything that moved, taking many trips to Canada, Colorado, and Oklahoma. Some trips he went by way of his home built Tailwind airplane. Dale loved flying and building planes. If he wasn't building one of his own, then he was helping a friend or group of EAA (Experimental Aircraft Assoc.) build one. Dale even made a "Quickie" which was hollowed out Styrofoam and it FLEW!!
Dale also was the contractor for building a new church home for the Church of God on East Ashman Street. He hired the men who were to use their trade in the construction and he organized men and volunteers from the community to do much of the construction of the church right down to the curbing and sidewalks on the property.
Dale's home was decorated with bear skin rugs, bear heads, cougar skins, etc. He also passed time building and carving things from wood. He could make anything he put his mind to from bows and arrows, to propellers and furniture and hundreds (thousands?) of ducks and toy propellers for kids. It took Dale way too many years, decades, to finish his own home, but he was always building or remodeling homes with/for friends.
Dale travelled to Africa, Philippines, and Guam for Mission work helping groups build churches for the local communities there.
Dale loved taking children for plane rides and attending Pancake Breakfast Fly-ins all over the state of Michigan, taking anyone who wanted to fly with him along.
Dale married Patricia Lorraine Morley of Flint Michigan while home on leave. After WWII he finished his degree specializing in automotive engineering at the University of Minnesota. After graduation from Michigan State College, Dale went to work for the Dow Chemical Corporation working in Research and Development. His first project was to design and build the 2nd Saran Wrap production plant. His 2nd project was to retool the first Saran production plant. Next Dale worked with various material at Dow experimenting with many uses of Styrofoam. Eventually he created a process of "spinning" Styrofoam and then travelled all over the USA, Europe, North Africa, including Italy and Spain building dome buildings and roofs for many manufacturers in addition to most Dow Chemical sites. These made great covers for the many containment ponds for the chemical industry. Back home, Dale also built a dome shaped building for Camp Neyati, an elementary school in Detroit near the Henry Ford museum and estate. He also assisted a local Architect and his contractors to build a dome house on Sugnet Street across from the MidMichigan Medical Center.
Dale loved hunting and fishing for anything that moved, taking many trips to Canada, Colorado, and Oklahoma. Some trips he went by way of his home built Tailwind airplane. Dale loved flying and building planes. If he wasn't building one of his own, then he was helping a friend or group of EAA (Experimental Aircraft Assoc.) build one. Dale even made a "Quickie" which was hollowed out Styrofoam and it FLEW!!
Dale also was the contractor for building a new church home for the Church of God on East Ashman Street. He hired the men who were to use their trade in the construction and he organized men and volunteers from the community to do much of the construction of the church right down to the curbing and sidewalks on the property.
Dale's home was decorated with bear skin rugs, bear heads, cougar skins, etc. He also passed time building and carving things from wood. He could make anything he put his mind to from bows and arrows, to propellers and furniture and hundreds (thousands?) of ducks and toy propellers for kids. It took Dale way too many years, decades, to finish his own home, but he was always building or remodeling homes with/for friends.
Dale travelled to Africa, Philippines, and Guam for Mission work helping groups build churches for the local communities there.
Dale loved taking children for plane rides and attending Pancake Breakfast Fly-ins all over the state of Michigan, taking anyone who wanted to fly with him along.
Dale was an avid man in everything. He was a photography buff since elementary school. In high school he joined the Glider Club at Midland High School. Dale's Uncle Edwin Johnson was a stunt flyer who Dale loved dearly. Dale went on to Engineering school at Michigan State College and joined in the attack on Germany in 1943 serving as a mine sweeper and providing areal mapping from a tank ahead of the ground troops.
Dale married Patricia Lorraine Morley of Flint Michigan while home on leave. After WWII he finished his degree specializing in automotive engineering at the University of Minnesota. After graduation from Michigan State College, Dale went to work for the Dow Chemical Corporation working in Research and Development. His first project was to design and build the 2nd Saran Wrap production plant. His 2nd project was to retool the first Saran production plant. Next Dale worked with various material at Dow experimenting with many uses of Styrofoam. Eventually he created a process of "spinning" Styrofoam and then travelled all over the USA, Europe, North Africa, including Italy and Spain building dome buildings and roofs for many manufacturers in addition to most Dow Chemical sites. These made great covers for the many containment ponds for the chemical industry. Back home, Dale also built a dome shaped building for Camp Neyati, an elementary school in Detroit near the Henry Ford museum and estate. He also assisted a local Architect and his contractors to build a dome house on Sugnet Street across from the MidMichigan Medical Center.
Dale loved hunting and fishing for anything that moved, taking many trips to Canada, Colorado, and Oklahoma. Some trips he went by way of his home built Tailwind airplane. Dale loved flying and building planes. If he wasn't building one of his own, then he was helping a friend or group of EAA (Experimental Aircraft Assoc.) build one. Dale even made a "Quickie" which was hollowed out Styrofoam and it FLEW!!
Dale also was the contractor for building a new church home for the Church of God on East Ashman Street. He hired the men who were to use their trade in the construction and he organized men and volunteers from the community to do much of the construction of the church right down to the curbing and sidewalks on the property.
Dale's home was decorated with bear skin rugs, bear heads, cougar skins, etc. He also passed time building and carving things from wood. He could make anything he put his mind to from bows and arrows, to propellers and furniture and hundreds (thousands?) of ducks and toy propellers for kids. It took Dale way too many years, decades, to finish his own home, but he was always building or remodeling homes with/for friends.
Dale travelled to Africa, Philippines, and Guam for Mission work helping groups build churches for the local communities there.
Dale loved taking children for plane rides and attending Pancake Breakfast Fly-ins all over the state of Michigan, taking anyone who wanted to fly with him along.
Dale married Patricia Lorraine Morley of Flint Michigan while home on leave. After WWII he finished his degree specializing in automotive engineering at the University of Minnesota. After graduation from Michigan State College, Dale went to work for the Dow Chemical Corporation working in Research and Development. His first project was to design and build the 2nd Saran Wrap production plant. His 2nd project was to retool the first Saran production plant. Next Dale worked with various material at Dow experimenting with many uses of Styrofoam. Eventually he created a process of "spinning" Styrofoam and then travelled all over the USA, Europe, North Africa, including Italy and Spain building dome buildings and roofs for many manufacturers in addition to most Dow Chemical sites. These made great covers for the many containment ponds for the chemical industry. Back home, Dale also built a dome shaped building for Camp Neyati, an elementary school in Detroit near the Henry Ford museum and estate. He also assisted a local Architect and his contractors to build a dome house on Sugnet Street across from the MidMichigan Medical Center.
Dale loved hunting and fishing for anything that moved, taking many trips to Canada, Colorado, and Oklahoma. Some trips he went by way of his home built Tailwind airplane. Dale loved flying and building planes. If he wasn't building one of his own, then he was helping a friend or group of EAA (Experimental Aircraft Assoc.) build one. Dale even made a "Quickie" which was hollowed out Styrofoam and it FLEW!!
Dale also was the contractor for building a new church home for the Church of God on East Ashman Street. He hired the men who were to use their trade in the construction and he organized men and volunteers from the community to do much of the construction of the church right down to the curbing and sidewalks on the property.
Dale's home was decorated with bear skin rugs, bear heads, cougar skins, etc. He also passed time building and carving things from wood. He could make anything he put his mind to from bows and arrows, to propellers and furniture and hundreds (thousands?) of ducks and toy propellers for kids. It took Dale way too many years, decades, to finish his own home, but he was always building or remodeling homes with/for friends.
Dale travelled to Africa, Philippines, and Guam for Mission work helping groups build churches for the local communities there.
Dale loved taking children for plane rides and attending Pancake Breakfast Fly-ins all over the state of Michigan, taking anyone who wanted to fly with him along.
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