Dale Benjamin Bullough

1927 ~ 2012
Dale Benjamin Bullough passed away on February 11, 2012, holding his sweetheart's hand.
Dale was born July 18, 1927 in Salt Lake City to Ben and Eva Bullough. First born son who was later joined by three rowdy brothers, Blaine, Gary and Larry. Dale graduated from East High when he was 17 to join the Navy during World War II. He served as an Operations Specialist Instructor, using radar to chart and identify a torpedo's location and distance of damage. He was left handed yet, all mathematical information was required to be entered using his right hand and upside down, so while completing complex mathematical equations with his right hand, he used his left hand to work on crossword puzzles. This was quite entertaining to his fellow officers and not so to his superiors. After the war ended, Dale served an LDS mission in the Northern West States. In 1953 he married Judith Hegelstad Bullough in the Salt Lake Temple. Dale earned a Mechanical Engineering Degree from The University of Utah, later pursuing an MBA. Dale spent his entire career working for The University of Utah. His daughters enjoyed meeting him on campus for lunch during their college days. Dale was a true renaissance man who loved learning. Always a book in hand, he read and studied every day. His great interests were Math, Art, Literature, Poetry, and Music. He had a beautiful singing voice, making money singing on the radio, local events, and recording an album. He was always willing to help neighbors with their college math and believed math was "just a fun game".
His greatest love was the outdoors, which he enjoyed often. He was an avid hiker and backpacker, with the Wind Rivers being his idea of Heaven. As a young boy his Father would drop him off at the bottom of Millcreek Canyon with a sleeping bag and pick him up a week later. Dale loved to laugh and had a great sense of humor. British humor especially amused him. He felt it a right of passage that all of his grandchildren watch and enjoy Monty Python and Tarzan movies. His hearty laughter many nights would wake his daughters who knew he must be watching Benny Hill. Dale had many Church callings, his favorite was teaching Gospel Doctrine. He immersed himself in the teachings and writings of the LDS faith, and was considered a religious scholar. He never missed a day of teaching his class and always enjoyed hearing other's opinions. Although extremely knowledgeable in his own religion, he also studied and could easily discuss many other religions. Dale was a Father who raised his daughters to believe they could accomplish anything. He was supportive of them in every way. His wife and his daughters were always his first priority. He spoiled them with attention and adoration. When they were children he illustrated their walls with paintings of children's fables. Most nights his daughters were treated to a poetry reading followed by a Q and A. On other nights his daughters were serenaded to sleep by him singing and playing his guitar. Yet, even his daughters knew that Mom came first. Dale always loved his "little Norwegian wife" and supported her in all of her activities.
Dale is survived by his wonderful wife, Judy and three daughters; Jan Farris (Larry), Heidi Hogan (Tom), and Kari Strehl (Rick) .Ten grandchildren; Sienna Farris Burt (Patrick), Dustin Farris (Caitlin), Kenton Farris (Anna), Janessa Farris, Chad Hogan (Dania), Marshall Hogan (Cassidy), Chelsea Landvatter (Richard), Erika Strehl, Stephen Strehl, and Richard Strehl. Three great-grandchildren; Ian Farris, Sofia Hogan, and Judith Landvatter.
Preceded in death by his parents and partners in crime, his brother's Blaine and Gary, survived by brother Larry.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, February 18 at 12 Noon at the Holbrook Mortuary, 3251 South 2300 East, where friends and family can visit Friday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. and Saturday morning from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. prior to the service. The family will hold a private service to dedicate the grave at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park. Messages and tributes to the family can be posted at: www.holbrookmortuary.com
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salt Lake, which Dale said kept him "off the streets."
Climb every mountain Dad.