Dale E. Grim of Wildwood, IL passed away on August 16, 2014 at the age of 88. Until 1978 he had lived in Uniontown, PA on West Berkeley Street.

Dale was born on July 6, 1926 in LaOtto, Indiana to G. Berten Grim and Clara S. (Ohneck) Grim, the second of their four sons. His parents and three brothers all preceded him in death. His parents ran a gasoline station and auto repair business.

In 1940 his family moved to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, where Dale proved to be a gifted student, finishing near the top of his class in High School. He went on to graduate Magna cum Laude from the University of New Hampshire. It is about this time that Dale's older brother, Bill was captured from Wake Island to a prisoner of war camp at the start of the Second World War. His brother would die in the camp in 1943. To Dale the loss of his brother always seemed like it had happened yesterday. He would name his first son after him.

Dale served in the Army, in the postwar occupation, on Okinawa in 1949-50. There he started collecting stamps. On hot, muggy, humid days he often remarked, "This is just like Okinawa!" After his honorable discharge, Dale came to Uniontown, where he met Stella M. Galla. She would be his lifelong partner. They were married on November 21, 1953 and had two children, William Grimm and Samantha Thomas.

In 1956, Dale became a chemist with Allied Mills, Inc. in their newly opened plant in Everson, Pa. Here he used his knowledge of chemistry to analyze the nutritional qualities of the animal feeds produced the Everson facility and at several other locations. Allied Mills was eventually acquired by the conglomerate Continental Grain.

Because chemists at the main office were impressed with Dale's work, he was transferred to take charge of the corporate research laboratory in Libertyville, IL. Dale continued to work for Continental Grain in Libertyville until his retirement in 1993.

All his life, Dale had been an avid collector of interesting items and he had many collections. His stacks of books weighed over seven tons! He never would make a mark in a book. He considered that disrespectful to the knowledge it held. Dale enjoyed playing chess and was active in chess clubs. Although typically not the top player in these clubs he was often their president.

After retirement, Dale enjoyed a restful home life. In recent years he had been in declining health, due to the sequelae of diabetes. Always devoted to his children, his daughter was born on his 31st birthday and he died on his son's 59th birthday.

He is survived by his wife of over 60 years, Stella M. (Galla) Grim, daughter Samantha (Grim) Thomas, both of Wildwood, IL, son William, William's wife Bonnie (Breiling) and their children Elyssa, Alan and Julia Grimm of Silver Spring, MD.