Dale W. Hawkinson passed away July 22. Cremation has taken place and a memorial will be held at 1 p.m. Sept. 4 at Heritage Hall, 203 Market Street.

He was born in Jordan, Mont. on July 25, 1944 to Carl and Lucille Hawkinson. Dale grew up in Rosebud, Mont., graduating in 1963. He attended Brown’s Institute of Technology in Minneapolis before enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1965 and serving until 1968.

Dale and Loita Grimsrud were married in 1969 and moved to Seattle. Dale then went on to earn his bachelors in Electronic Engineering. Dale, Loita and their son Fred moved to Kirkland in 1976 where daughter Carly was born.

Dale’s passions were his family, all things electronic and nostalgic, photography and history. Dale focused much of his energy on the history of Kirkland for the past 15 years.

Dale was preceded in death by his parents, a sister Eleen and a brother Harold. He is survived by: his wife Loita; son Fred; daughter and son-in-law Carly and Eric Hill; granddaughter Josephine Irene; stepson Scott Wolter; brother and sister-in-law Elmer and Peggy Hawkinson; brother-in-law J.E. Stanton; and by nieces and nephews and by many relatives on Loita’s side.

Dale’s gentle and keen sense of humor was his trademark and will be missed.

Any donations may be made to Kirkland Heritage Society at the same address.