Patrick A. "Pat" Dale

Patrick A. Dale was born on St. Patrick’s Day in 1940 to E.O. and Felyce (Martin) Dale in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Pat went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 23, 2013, surrounded by family at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo. He grew up in Fairland, OK, where he attended school. Working as a milkman before school, Pat met his sweetheart and classmate, Barbara Sue Matthews. Pat and Barbara graduated from Fairland High School in May and wed in September 1958. Pat and Barbara moved to Fort Morgan, Colorado shortly after marriage where he worked various jobs and welcomed their daughter, Patricia Ann, before moving back to Miami, OK in 1964. The family grew again in 1965 as they welcomed their son, Gary Wayne. Pat joined the Miami Police Department as a patrolman in 1967. While serving the community, he earned his EMT certification. It was then he developed and became the first director of the City of Miami Ambulance Service and was responsible for training additional EMTs. He was also hired by the Miami Baptist Hospital to design and coordinate their security department. In addition, he trained and certified bus drivers at the Afton Vo-Tech. Pat retired from the Miami Police Department as a Lieutenant in the spring of 1996. Upon retirement, he became the Communications Coordinator of Ottawa County 911 before retiring again in November 2009. He was a lifetime member of Community of Christ Church where he served in various leadership positions. He served as District President of seven congregations in Oklahoma and Kansas. During his service within the church, he went on several mission trips in Honduras, Haiti and Jamaica. Watching OU football was one of Pat’s many hobbies. Others included: watching westerns, farming and working cattle, spending time with his grandchildren and anything Snoopy related. Pat was preceded in death by his parents, E.O. and Felyce Dale; and son, Gary. He is survived by his wife, Barbara of the home; daughter Patricia Snyder and husband, Ivan of Fairland; son, Jesse Hernandez-Dale of Miami; brother John Dale and wife, Linda of Kansas City; three grandchildren, Jeremy Boyd of Miami Beach, Florida; Vanna Owens and husband Kirby of Norman, Oklahoma; and Alisa Sieloff and husband Michael of Bartlesville, Oklahoma; and three great-grandchildren Madison, Brooklynn and Delanie. Family visitation will be at 1 P.M. With service at 2 P.M. on Saturday, November 30, 2013 at Community of Christ in Miami. Services are in the care of Brown-Winters Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Miami. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made to the Community of Christ Church or the Diabetes Foundation through Brown-Winters Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Friends and family may send the family notes of encouragement by viewing Pat’s Tribute Page at www.brown-winters.com.

Patrick A. "Pat" Dale

March 17, 1940 - November 23, 2013