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Dwayne Slate posted a condolence
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
I’m so sorry to hear of Dale’s passing. What a good guy! While we weren’t especially close, our paths crossed in varied and interesting ways. I first encountered this big oh-so competitive man playing in what I thought was a casual, social city basketball league here in Olympia. He played with a bunch of local educators who really didn’t like to lose, while I played with my colleagues on the staff of the State Legislature. Our team wasn’t all that good, but we shared an extreme dislike of losing. What we lacked in skills, we made up in confidence. Okay, it was more like arrogance. While I don’t even remember who won, I do recall more than a little “trash talk” from both teams. Dale and I weren’t immediate buddies. Fast-forward a few years, and I was elected to the Olympia School Board, having defeated an incumbent who, much to my chagrin, seemed to be close with the district’s sports community. The new school board soon had a weekend get-acquainted session with district staff leaders at Alderbrook. Dale and I, along with a few other “jocks,” spent a couple wonderful hours that night on the deck of my suite - assisted by several beers - admitting to an early dislike of one another, which morphed into a begrudging respect. There was a lot of nervous laughter. More beer lessened those nerves. And eased the path to mutual respect.
My admiration of Dale only increased during my 8 years on the Board, as his input and advice as OHS principal demanded. A good man. Dale Herron. Great athlete. Great educator. Great leader. Greatly missed.
- Dwayne Slate
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Jan Ray Hansen posted a condolence
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Dale, you were always so good to our mother. Thank you so much. RIP Dale.
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