Obituary of Dale A. Adams

          Mr. Dale Allen Adams, 64, of Titusville, died October 25, 2019, at the Erie Veterans Administration Medical Center in Erie.

          He was born in Normal, Illinois on May 27, 1955 to the late Mary Frances (Lamborn) Adams and Clifford Dale Adams.

          Dale graduated from Normal High School, Normal, IL, class of 1973.

          He married Celia Biggerstaff on December 18, 1982 at the Seabee Chapel in Port Hueneme, California.

          Dale is survived by the love of his life, Celia of Titusville; a daughter, Kristina Lynn Hamilton, grand daughter, Chyenne Rylee Hamilton, grand son, Alexander Caige Hamilton of Bear, Delaware; brother-in-law, Steve Biggerstaff and his wife Debbie of Titusville, Pennsylvania, their children, Julia (Biggerstaff) Kinney and her husband Joe of Dorchester, South Carolina, with their children Mason and Addison, Alexis and finance Josh Beard of Greensboro, North Carolina, and Natalie and finance Steven Koon of North Charleston, South Carolina; Dan Biggerstaff of Union City, Pennsylvania, with his children Kaylee, Isabella, Ryleigh-Jean and Karlea; Greg Biggerstaff and wife Ashleigh of Simi Valley, California; sister-in-law Angie Poole and her daughter Sabrina Ortiz of Dinuba, California and two very special couples, who were more like family, Lyle and Denise Munn of Paulsbo, Washington and Arnold and Barb Albert of Dover, New Hampshire.

         Dale is a proud veteran of the US Navy “Seabees”, having served from 1973 to1993, with duty stations at the Presidential Camp David in Maryland; NMCB-40 deployed Spain and the Micronesian Islands; wintered over at the South Pole, McMurdo Station, Antarctica; 31st Naval Construction Regiment, Port Hueneme, California; Naval Support Unit, Washington, DC deployed to Russia, Nigeria and stationed in South Africa; Naval Station 1st Lieutenant’s Division, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and NMCB-3 with deployments to Spain and the Philippine Islands when Mount Pinatubo erupted.

        After retiring from the “Seabees”, Dale started Repair Wright, a contracting business, which his brother-in-law, Steve Biggerstaff joined a few years later. After 18 years of Repair Wright he became a Construction Code Inspector for the State of Pennsylvania.

       His wit, charm, trials with his golf game, and love will be forever missed.

       Memorial contributions can be made to the Tri County Animal Rescue Center, 9562 US-322, Shippenville, PA 16254.