Dale Gieske

Dale Gieske, 82, born in Detroit, Mich. Aug. 20, 1932, passed away Jan. 19, 2015 in Fountain Hills. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend.

Dale was preceded in death by his wife, Janice; and is survived by his sons, Glen and Paul Gieske; and his grandchildren, Ann, Kathy, Susan, Olivia and Alan.

Dale graduated from Clinton High School in Michigan in 1950 and joined the U.S. Coast Guard in 1953. After boot camp, he attended electronics technician school and was stationed in the Pacific area and New York before he was discharged in 1955.

Dale then attended Albion College in Michigan, where he met his wife Janice, and they were married June 14, 1958. He graduated from Albion with a B.A., and then attended University of Michigan where he worked in the school’s Space Physics Laboratory, designing and building circuits for upper atmosphere rocket probes.

After his graduation from University of Michigan in 1961 with a BSE (EE), Dale, Jan and their two sons moved to Arizona, where Dale worked for Motorola until 1988. During his career he helped to design circuits used in early unmanned lunar probes and manned Apollo lunar fly-bys and landings.

He semi-retired to work part-time and consult until 1997 when he finally officially retired.

Dale enjoyed researching family history, science fiction, traveling and the view from his own back porch. He is loved and will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

A remembrance will be held at 15019 Escalante Drive, Fountain Hills, Thursday, Jan. 29, from 6 to 8 p.m.