Dale grew up in Bethlehem, Pa where by the time he was 18 he had won many Trophies for high school tennis, when he was in college he was on the squash team, he was an excellent skier.  Throughout his adult life he continued to place tennis. He also loved sailing and through the course of his life time had owned a few sail boats for pleasure.
He was the owner and clinical director of 2 Biofeedback and Alternative Medicine centers, which were very successful stress management clinics- formerly of New Jersey, he was in business for over 25 years. His education included Bachelor of Science, Psychology., Western Washington University; Master of Science, Personality Psychology/Neuropsychology, Kansas State University; Doctoral of Clinical/Counseling Psychology Coursework, Rutgers University; and a Published Thesis: "Biofeedback Training and Cognitive Style: An Electrophysiological Learning Study". He spent his last few years in Jacksonville, Florida. He is survived by his only Daughter: Melissa L. Patterson, 21 who has just graduated college and has  been accepted to work as a Journalist at the Chicago Tribune, he also has one sibling: a sister, Patricia Cook living in Delaware Water Gap, Pa. and his girlfriend Jean M. Normandin of whom he had a 9yr. relationship.