David Wade (Buddy) Dye, Jr. went to be with his Lord and Savior January 9, 2015 at the age of 88. He was born in Pasadena, California on June 18, 1926 to Elizabeth and David W. Dye, Sr. who preceded him in death. He is survived by his twin daughters, Diane Pekus and Becky Wallendal; sons, David W. Dye III and Daryl Scott Dye; sister, Dorothy Kemper; 13 grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He graduated from Highland Park High School in Dallas (which he loved), Pasadena Junior College and SMU. He served in the Navy during World War II and was stationed in Okinawa during the kamikaze attacks. He was a member of "The Greatest Generation". David loved his country and actively worked to preserve freedom, and in this context was contacted by Paul Harvey and Ronald Reagan. At one time he was the Director of Schick Laboratories in Seattle when employed by Mr. Patrick J. Frawley, Jr., head of Schick, Technicolor and founder of Paper Mate Pen. Patrick and David became close friends enjoying the mental intensity each brought to the table. David established two restaurants in California known as "Chowder Call", but Texas tugged at his heart and he moved his family to New Braunfels, Texas. It was there that he developed the Comal River Condominiums. The family subsequently moved to Llano, Texas where he founded Silver Creek Research Institute in order to pursue the cure for alcoholism. David wrote two books on the subject, "Alcohol Addiction and the Kidney" and "Echo in the Genes". He eventually moved back to Dallas until he entered care near family in San Antonio. David was an intense and intelligent man who loved research and enjoyed deep conversation concerning his areas of interest. He had a good heart, loved and provided for his family. He loved body surfing, Tarpon fishing, and of course the Dallas Cowboys!! He had many funny sayings, favorites being "It's always sumthin'" and "You can't answer a question with a question". He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. Military Honor Graveside Service Saturday, January 24, 2015 2:00 P.M. Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park 7405 West Northwest Hwy Dallas, TX
Published in Dallas Morning News on Jan. 21, 2015