University of Washington Legacies: Remembering the life, death and legacy of ATHOL DELZELL
Athol (Al) Hugh Delzell Passed away peacefully on May 17th, 2013, shortly after his 89th birthday. Born in Tipton, CA on May 13th, 1924 to Hugh and Laura Delzell, Al worked and struggled to help provide for his mother as well as his brother and sister during the Depression, finally enlisting in the U.S. Navy on December 3, 1941. Al spent the next 4 years defending his country upon the USS Pennsylvania. He often spoke of how his enlisting was the best thing he ever did. After the Pennsy took a...