Dale Eugene Snelling

Its been eight years ago and I am very grateful for the reminder note concerning Dale's passing as it made me remember a man I feel a strong sense of friendship and respect for. I was elected president of the bus drivers association and immediately requested Dale's appointment to a committee originally formed by the school administration to suggest their ideas to the bus drivers association but with Dale and other drivers we flipped the purpose of the committee to carry drivers ideas to the...

Dear Susanne, Jackie and other members of the Snelling family. We have lost a dear friend and "team mate" in Dale's passing. I met him @ Purdue when he took me and Joe Stepanek to mass @ St. Thomas in his model T Ford. He and I played our last game as "Boiler" oldtimers at the tender age of 42. Jackie and my CC became friends while freshman @ Purdue. He was the BEST and that beautiful smile just got bigger and bigger as time went on. RiP old friend billyj

Thank you to all of the wonderful messages honoring our father Dale Snelling. We wish to share a few thoughts of what it meant to have him as a Dad:
Through his thoughts, words and deeds, Dad told us he was proud of us, he taught us we could do anything we put our minds to, he taught us that no one is better than anyone else, and he showed us to stand up for our principles and how to help people in need. He showed us how to die with dignity. But most importantly, he showed us how to...

The Snelling Family

Renate and I would like to extend our deepest sympathies to your family. Coach will be remembered and missed by all. May God bless and keep us all.

Our sympathies go out to your entire family. Dale touched each member of our family. We have donated to cancer fund in his name. Our prayers are with you. Ed, Jessie, Andrew, Brad, & Beth Coverdale