Dale-Davidson-Obituary

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Dale F. Davidson

Rocky River, Ohio

Jun 12, 1931 – Feb 5, 2021 (Age 89)

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BORN
June 12, 1931
DIED
February 5, 2021
AGE
89
LOCATION
Rocky River, Ohio

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Busch Funeral and Crematory Services - Parma (South) Obituary

Dale F. Davidson, age 89. Dear husband of the late Joann Davidson (Pflug) for 51 years. Son of the late Frank and Luella Davidson. Father of Kathleen Rosenau (Robert), Michael (Katherine), Jonathan and Lisa. Grandfather of Brian, Gregory, Katie, Sarah, Kipp and Kyle, and great-grandfather of...

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You are missed Uncle Dale. You were always encouraging of nursing career. Lots of Christmas and Easter memories with the Davidsons to cherish. I knew he enjoyed his umpire career but had no idea how accomplished he was, crossing over into may sports, positively affecting so many. He certainly never bragged about it. Rest in peace for eternity with your love, Aunt Jo. Stayce Ann

Dear Family, I am proud to have known Dale since becoming an umpire and attending meetings at St. Clair Rec around 1969. I followed him in becoming charter members of the North Coast Umpires Asso. And then moving to the current Suburban Umpires Association. Dale possessed a wealth of knowledge ALWAYS testing your knowledge with an oddball play ! He was the expert and loved to pass along anything he knew ! As well as baseball and fastpitch, Dale had stories about his World...

My Uncle Dale was the best, a good man! Many magic memories of my childhood will live on forever. Rest In Peace with Grammie.

My family and I got to know Dale, at our family farm in Cadiz, Ohio. We truly enjoyed his company & visits when he would come with my Aunt Jo. Lots of fun stories of umpiring and of course sometimes he would turkey hunt & filled us in on his techniques.. He will be truly missed. Thank you for sharing him with us. Love, Gina Monzula Constantino & Family

Dear Davidson Family,
I am saddened to read about the passing of Dale. I first met Dale in the early 80’s and as a member of Southwest Cuyahoga Umpires, later known as North Coast Umpires. Dale was a mentor, teacher and supporter of all young umpires, both in baseball and in later years a USSSA kingpin. Learned so much from Dale and always enjoyed being on the field with him and working tournament games under his direction. Dale gave me an opportunity to umpire major games with...

Dale was very helpful in my quest
to be an umpire. he had a wealth of knowledge. he was also a great person