Dale Eugene Hawley, age 59, passed away on November 16, 2009.
He was born in Alliance, Neb. on April 5, 1950, to Harold Kenneth Hawley and Erma Adeline (Colerick) Hawley.
After graduating high school, Dale spent three years in the US Army, one year (1969/70) in Vietnam as a helicopter crew chief with the 121st Assault Helicopter Company and the 626th CounterMortar Radar Company. Following his military duty, Dale was educated in Nebraska and Colorado.
Dale met his wife, Sharon Ann Searl, while working for the US Forest Service in Boulder, Colo. They were married on July 6, 1974. They lived in Louisville, Colo., where their children were born, until 1982 when they moved to Santa Fe, N.M. with the US Forest Service, Sante Fe National Forest. In 1984 they moved to Russell, Pa. Dale worked on the Allegheny National Forest for four years. In 1988 they moved to Libby, Mont. and worked on the Kootenai National Forest for 14 years. They then moved to Arlington, Va. in 2002 where Dale worked at the US Forest Service National Headquarters until he retired with more than 30 years of service. He and Sharon moved to Meadville in July of 2005.
Dale attended the First Christian Church, Meadville, and was a member of the VFW.
Dale is survived by his wife, Sharon; his children, Travis Hawley and his wife Melissa of Missoula, Mont., Kate Hawley of Meadville; his mother, Erma Hawley; brother Ken Hawley; sisters Cindy Shannon and Rita Hawley, all of Alliance, Neb.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at Stephen P. Mizner Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., 404 Chestnut St., Meadville, PA 16335.
Dale lived his life to the fullest. He was a good and honorable man and will be missed by many. 2 Timothy 4:7.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Yolanda G. Barco Cancer Institute, 16792 Conneaut Lake Road, Meadville, PA 16335.
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