Dale Dwight Cannady
May 2, 1920 – December 29, 2012
Dale was born in Gering, Nebraska. Although the Great Depression forced the family off the farm in 1931, Dale graduated from McGrew High School in 1938.
World War II led Dale to Boeing Airplane Co. He served in the Army's Counter Intelligence Corps during the occupation of Austria, where he met his wife of 63 years.
Graduating cum laude (Phi Beta Kappa) in 1950 from University of Washington on the GI Bill, Dale had a 30 year career in city planning in Seattle and Portland.
Dale is survived by his wife Mitzi, 3 children (Lila, Marsha, Sam), 9 grandchildren, and 6 great grandchildren. He published a book of essays near the close of his life entitled My Thoughts.
Memorial service: Calvary Presbyterian Church, NE 71st and Fremont, Pending.