Dale Parent, 77, of
San Diego, California, passed away on August 21.
Dale was born on
July 28,1938, in Westchester Township, the son of David and Elline (Patty)
Wiseman Parent. David and Elline were classmates, who graduated in 1937 from
Chesterton High School.
David worked for
Thompson Dairy, and the family lived on Calumet Road until they moved to
Hebron in 1950, where Dale graduated in 1956. Dale lettered in basketball,
track and baseball, leading the county in hitting in 1955. The family moved
from Porter County in 1966, when Elline passed away. David died in 1985 in
San Diego.
Dale is survived by
his five siblings: Dave, Diane, Darryl, Dino, and Drew; and by his four
sons: Jeffrey, Mark, Gregory, and Matthew.
Our beloved brother
and father will lie at rest with his parents in Chesterton Cemetery in the
Parent Family Memorial beside Coffee Creek, where Dale played near his
boyhood home.