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HEPTONSTALL: Dale Walter 1947 - 2007 Following a lengthy illness, Dale Hemptonstall, beloved husband of Kate Heptonstall, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at the University of Alberta Hospital with his wife, daughter and sons by his side. Right up to the end, Dale was courageous, optimistic, and viewed each day with hope and positive thoughts. Dale was born October 6, 1947 to Walter and Elsie Heptonstall. He was raised and educated in Drumheller. Dale loved his small town upbringing and was proud of his Alberta roots. As a young man, he worked throughout Alberta on various oil rigs. He was employed by McLean’s RV Centre and McLean’s Construction for 18 years as an RV mechanic, and assisting in the operation and maintenance of their trailer park and RV Centre. For the next eight years, until his health prevented him, he was employed by the Town of Drumheller as a Facility Attendant, working at the Town arena, swimming pool and Town facilities. He possessed a Journeyman RV Mechanic certificate, and in September 1991, was proud to receive a diploma with Highest Honors in Small Engine Repair. Dale was a real handyman. There was almost nothing he couldn’t fix. He especially loved fixing anything that had a motor. In his younger years he enjoyed camping with his four children and building go-carts and motor bikes. He was a lover of animals, especially his cat and two tiny dogs. His humour and wisdom were quite unique. There was nothing he loved more than the freedom of hopping of his motorcycle, speeding along the highway with the wind blowing in his face. One of his goals before he got ill, was to take his wife Kate to see the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, which they accomplished with their trips to Vancouver, Victoria and then to Nova Scotia and PEI, with several in-between trips to Las Vegas and San Francisco. Dale was predeceased by his parents, Walter and Elsie Heptonstall. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife and soul mate, Kate; daughter Carrie-Anne Dumont (Steve); sons Dale (Barbara), Scott and Terry (Mandy); his sisters Judy Lybbert, Debbie McKee (Paul); brother Jack; step-son Matt Patterson; good friend and sister-in-law Shannon Boyd and his grandchildren, who were so special to him, plus several nieces, nephews and in-laws, who thought highly of him. As per Dale’s request, he did not want to waste time with a funeral. He wanted to get on with the next leg of his journey ASAP! As in his life, we have honoured his wishes in death. If friends so desire, a donation may be made in Dale’s memory to the Organ Donation and Transplant Association of Canada, Box 36010, Lakeview PO, Calgary, AB T3E 7C3. Miss Me But Let Me Go When I come to the end of the road, and the sun has set for me I want no rites in a gloom-filled room. Why cry for a soul set free? Miss me a little but not too long, and not with your head bowed low Remember the love that we once shared Miss me... but let me go. For this is a journey that we all must take, and each must go alone. It’s all part of the Master’s plan, a step on the road to home. And when you are lonely and sick of heart, Go to the friends we know and bury your sorrows in doing good deeds. Miss me... but let me go. Dale’s family would like to thank the medical and nursing staff at the Foothills Hospital Transplant Program; the Foothills Day Clinic staff; Dr. Kelly Burak; Alexis Hunt; the medical and nursing staff at the Transplant Program at the University of Alberta Hospital and Dr. Elizabeth Racz, of Drumheller, for the excellent care Dale received during his illness and in helping him through his final journey. Arrangements and cremation are entrusted to Personal Alternative Funeral Services. Email expressions of sympathy to katehep@telusplanet.net