Dale A. Giauque

Beloved husband, father and grandfather, Dale A. Giauque, 80, died Sunday, June 19th in Bountiful of causes related to age. 

Dale was born in Salt Lake City April 27th, 1936 on the kitchen table at his home.   His father, Clarence, died when Dale was 12.  He was raised with the help of a loving mother, Grace, and his “adopted” family, the Bates family, from the neighborhood.  Dale developed a love of the outdoors, especially hunting, and spent many joyous times in the Utah mountains. 

He attended East High School in Salt Lake City, where he took part in many activities, including playing clarinet in the band.  He earned his Associates degree from Weber State College. He served a Stake mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Salt Lake University West Stake.

Dale married Ann Kooyman on December 27th 1962.  Their marriage was later solemnized in the Salt Lake LDS Temple.

Dale served for a time in the Air Force Reserve and worked various jobs in construction before beginning his career at the Weber Basin Job Corps.  During his career, he counseled with and taught vocational skills to young people involved in the program, doing everything from carpentry to freeway construction, to forest campground construction to wild-land fire-fighting.  He was able to use his love of the outdoors in guiding students through survival treks through the wilderness. For years, he worked as a counselor in the program and retired as the Director of the Work Department.  He also spent some time working with the Youth Conservation Corps. During his more than four decades at work, Dale touched many lives.

Dale was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, where he served in many callings, including in young men and scouting. He was an enthusiastic scouter and served on several Woodbadge courses with some of his dearest friends.  He loved attending church and especially loved the camaraderie of his ward’s High Priests quorum.  Nearly every Sunday in recent years, he could be seen driving his motorized wheel chair down the hill from his house to attend meetings.

He was a man of quiet service, always willing to help a neighbor, friend or a stranger, but never comfortable accepting praise or thanks.   Throughout most of his life, he was a big man with a deep commanding voice that was rarely raised.  He had a gentle loving spirit that earned love and admiration in return.

He loved his family and was a devoted husband, father and grand-father.  He lit up when receiving a hug from a grandchild and loved to attend their events and follow their progress.

He is survived by his wife Ann, sons Scott (April), and Marc (Sherilyn) and 12 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father Clarence, mother Grace, brother Warren and sister Carolyne.

A viewing is scheduled for Friday, June 24th from 6-8pm at the Bountiful 53rd LDS Church, 1356 North 650 East, Bountiful UT, and on Saturday, June 25th from 11:30am-12:30pm.  A funeral will be held Saturday, June 25th, at the same church at 1pm.  Interment is at at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park in Salt Lake City.

In lieu of flowers, please consider sending a donation to the LDS Church Humanitarian aid fund through ldsphilanthropies.org.