Celebration of life held July 20 at The Barn Chapel at Evergreen Memorial Park. Survivors beside his wife of 60 years included: children Patrick (Jodi), Highland Ranch, Peggy, Evergreen, and Michael (Kathy) of Panama; grandchildren Amelia, Emily, Tao and Maya; brother Max (Ilene) Andrus; sisters Marlene Munday and Bonita (Gary) Higley; brother in law David (Alice) Drewelow. A native of Shelley, Idaho, he began his Federal career in 1944 as a fire lookout and weather observer for the Forest Service while in high school. After serving in the Army in Korea, he graduated from University of Idaho in Moscow with a degree in Forestry in 1953. During his career with Bureau of Land Management (BLM), he lived in Idaho, Oregon, California, Utah, Colorado and Washington, D.C. in positions of increasing responsibility over land, minerals and resource programs. He was promoted to State Director of Colorado in 1972. In 1980, he was offered a prestigious position as Deputy Director of Lands and Resources in Washington, D.C.. He made a choice between living in Washington, D.C. or Colorado and “Colorado won”. Dale helped establish the Phoenix Lands and Minerals Training Center which was expanded into the BLM National Training Center. Awards received during his career included: Meritorious Service Medal by the BLM Director, Distinguished Service Medal by the Secretary of the Interior, and Colorado Excellence in Government Distinguished Federal Service Award by Denver Chamber of Commerce and Federal Executive Board. After his retirement from BLM, he formed Andrus Assoc., a consulting firm specializing in public land and resources, which he managed until 2011. He was a fisherman, public servant, jack-of-all-trades and great friend. Woodworking and tinkering in his yard and garage, maintaining rental properties in Denver and Oklahoma City, and getting away to his cabin in Grand Lake filled his retirement years. Memorial donations were made to -

American Hearing Research Foundation, 310 W. Lake St, #111, Elmhurst, IL 60126

Mt. Evans Home Health and Hospice, 3081 Bergen Peak Drive, Evergreen 80439