Morton "Dale" Chase

Morton "Dale" Chase Dale was born in 1934, spending his first 11 years in Michigan. His family moved to the SF Bay Area where he graduated from Richmond Union High in 1952. He graduated from UC Berkeley in zoology and UC Medical School, both with honors. He served surgical internship and residencies and a fellowship in vascular surgery, as well as two years as a surgeon in the Air Force. He practiced vascular surgery and non-invasive diagnosis of vascular disease for 32 years before retiring. He had boards in surgery, and was a Fellow of the American Collage of Surgeons, and the Society for vascular Surgery. He married Charlene, his beloved wife of 35 years, after four years of practice in the Bay Area and they spent the next 20 years in vascular practice in Chico, CA. Dale is survived by Charlene; his son John, and his sister Phyllis, both of the East Coast. Upon retirement they moved to Lake Wildwood. Dale switched his attention to his 20 year interest in box making and ornamental turning. This work grew from a hobby to a profession, selling his fine boxes in several galleries as well as at shows. The boxes are in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian, L.A. County Museum of Art, The Honolulu Museum of Art, the Yale University Museum of Art and several others, as well as in the personal collections on all continents. Last year he exhibited at Philadelphia museum of Art Show and won Best Woodwork of show at the Sausalito Art Festival. Dale enjoyed skiing, travel, art and music, and his box making passion. A private memorial service was held. Contributions may be made to the Interfaith Food Ministry, 551 Whiting St., Grass Valley, CA 95945, (530) 273-8132. Arrangements are under the direction of Chapel of the Angels Mortuary, 250 Race St., Grass Valley, CA 95945, (530) 273-2446.