Roy Dale Abbott

Dale, I'll always remember our time working together at Raytheon, playing basketball outside of work, and the great person you were. May The Lord comfort your friends and family. God Bless my friend. RIP. Sincerely, Bob Borchers.

I went to a service recently and the Pastor shared a story, and even though it was about a an elderly woman, I feel that it fits perfectly for you PawPaw, so I'd like to share an adaptation of that story:

An elderly man was on a ship back from visiting other Countries across the sea.

On the way back, the ship came across a storm and the seas were so rough, that the ship began taking on water and they had to evacuate the passengers on the life boats. The Captain of the ship was making his rounds, searching for any other passengers, when he saw this man, sitting in a rocking chair on the deck, just staring out at the ocean.

The Captain approached the man and asked him, "Sir, what are you doing? You need to get on a life boat with the rest of us. Don't you know the ship is sinking?"

The man sat quiet for a moment before he replied, "I have two sons waiting for me back home for my return, and I also have a son in Heaven. I'm just trying to decide who I want to go Home to."

I want to be selfish and tell you that I hate that you're no longer here with us, but I take great comfort in the fact that you're among family and loved ones, and at peace in your forever home.

You are, and will be, greatly missed, PawPaw.

Love you always, Your Little Barbie Doll

My hero for all eternity

I worked with Dale at Raytheon and our group of friends went on vacation together Myrtle Beach -- we had great times together.

God bless you and your family in this time of sorrow.

I don´t remember the first time I met you, I just always remember how sweet and kind you always were. You are missed and loved by everyone who knew you

I love you so much. I can’t imagine the rest of my life without you in it