Obituary: Dale A. Stringfellow Ph.D.

Dale A. Stringfellow Ph.D. 1944 ~ 2005 On Friday, March 18, our wonderful father, brother, uncle and grandfather passed away in Walnut Creek, California after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Dale was born September 13, 1944 in Salt Lake City, Utah as the second child to Paul and Jeane Stringfellow. He earned his Undergraduate and Masters degrees, and Doctorate in Microbiology at the University of Utah. Dale married his sweetheart Jean Racker, June 17, 1965 in the LDS Salt Lake Temple. Dale was the loving father of three children: Jennifer, Wendy and Ashley. He was the proud and adored grandfather of eight grandchildren who will miss him terribly: Nick, Madison, Hayley, Jack, Hannah, Erik, Will and Ella. He also considered his daughters' spouses, Jeffrey and Ralf, as his own sons. Dale was the founder of three successful biotechnology companies, Myraid Genetics Inc., Cognetix Inc, and Acacia Biosciences. He was most recently CEO and President of Berlex Laboratories. Prior to these roles, Dale was Vice President of Pre-Clinical Cancer Research at Bristol-Myers Squibb. He was Vice President of Collagen Corporation and also spent 10 years researching cancer and virology at the Upjohn Company. He had served as adjunct faculty member at SUNY Upstate Medical Center and University of Connecticut. Dale cherished spending time with his family at his home, cabin and on family trips. He was an avid fisherman and had many fond memories of fishing and backpacking trips with his brothers Jerry and Jeff. Dale had a great sense of humor and loved joking around with his grandchildren. Working in his garden was a favorite pastime and last fall he was successful in producing several varieties of 250-pound pumpkins. His most important mission was to teach the values that he held dear: respect, integrity, and honesty. The last several months were difficult for him, but he endured and never complained. He could always be found wearing his baseball cap with the motto "Life is Good". Preceded in death by his parents. Survived by his beloved wife of 40 years, Jean, daughters and sons-in-law, and grandchildren. Also survived by his brothers, Jerry (Barbara) and Jeff, and sister, Paulette (Dave). Funeral arrangements by Magleby's Family Mortuary. Funeral Services were held Thursday, March 24, 2005 in Alamo, CA. Interment at Oakmont Memorial Park in Lafayette, CA. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions in honor of Dale to the UCSF Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund, Box 0248, San Francisco, CA 94143-0248. Memorial in Salt Lake pending.