Dana Edmund Wallace

Our biggest memory of Dana, apart from his general loveliness, are his words that "you are never to old to learn". We remember this and have repeated it often to others.

I have known Uncle Dana my whole life. And of the thousands of people whom I have known, Dana Wallace was one of the most remarkable. I will always cherish the memories of the times I spent with him: either digging for clams or swimming at Mere Point, skiing at Sugarloaf, sharing a delicious meal at his home with Aunt Mary, or on one of his visits with me, either in Washington, Norway, or my homes in California. Dana will be greatly missed by our whole family. We all loved him very much.

From: The Allison Family, Yorkshire England.

We first made contact with our American family some 14 years ago through Audrey Gardiner, Linda’s mum, and niece (by only 7 years) to Jessica Wallace, when we made the journey to Maine for the wedding of Kim and Sue. Valerie and Dana collected us from the airport and we went on to meet Jessica at the hotel.

We had a wonderful time at the wedding and in a real family atmosphere. Dana was an inspiration with such enthusiasm for any...

My Dad's career and Dana's coincided at Sea & Shore Fisheries. He had the utmost personal and professional respect for Dana. In retirement, he was always tickled when Dana, on the way to the Harbor, would stop by the house.

We missed seeing Dana the last few years, but were friends for life. We lived and worked in Augusta when he did. He, a fellow member of the Abnaki club, a rugged hiker not slowed a bit by any health problems, worked with us in maintaining our pieces of Appalachian Trail on Bigelow. We often have said, "Wonder how Dana is doing", and speak of his unfailing good humor, his intelligence, his unwarranted modesty, his perpetual enthusiasm. The world was a better place with him in it, and we...

To Dana's Family: I am sad to hear of Dana's passing. I worked for the Dept. of Marine Resources for 12 l/2 years and for several of those years, I served as Dana's secretary. Dana was amazing to say the least. His work ethic, dedication, sense of humor, and his infinite energy and constant motion never ceased to amaze me. Dana used to call me at the office from Brunswick. He would be on his way to work and get a great idea and would want me to write it down before he came to work. He...

My deepest condolences go out to the entire family. I have known and enjoyed Dana for over 40 years. We will miss seeing and visiting with him at Sugarloaf.