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Dale B. Elmore ‘57

HUNT - Dale Barnhill Elmore passed away after a lengthy illness, March 10, 2012, at 7:40 a.m., in his home in Hunt, Texas, surrounded by family and loved ones. Dale was born Sept. 12, 1936, in Baytown, Texas, to Louise Barnhill Fowler and Frank Fowler. As a youngster, he was adopted by Herbert Elmore and raised by Louise and Herbert. Dale grew up in the small southeast Texas town of Silsbee. He was an all American boy in every sense of the word. He was a great looking guy with a personality to match. He loved the outdoors, played just about every sport available, was president of his senior class and never met a stranger. After graduation he entered Texas A&M and was in the Corps of Cadets. He played football under Bear Bryant and ran track with Col. Andy Anderson. After graduating with a degree in business and a short stint in the Army, Dale further pursued his education with a graduate degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Dale began his career with Fox and Jacobs Construction in Dallas. He later moved to Beaumont, Texas, and started Emphasis Homes Construction Company. To further his development experience he then went to work for the Rogers Brothers development firm for about 10 years. Dale then had his own real estate development and consulting business, specializing in commercial office and hospital development projects and financial consulting and planning for commercial firms. In 1979, Dale and Marsha moved their family, along with MarshaÆs father, Dr. Dudley English, to Hunt Texas. Dale and Marsha bought Camp Waldemar For Girls that year; and as a team they managed and ran all aspects of the camp. Dale was always a steady influence in the financial and business planning aspects of Camp Waldemar and remained a vital consultant to the family business until his final days. In addition, Dale continued to pursue his real estate career as a founding partner of Franciscan Trace Real Estate in Kerrville, Texas. For more than 30 years he served as a board member of the Zigler Foundation in Jennings, La. He also served as a Beaumont school board member for many years and has been active in the Aggie Alumni Association in the Kerrville area. He also served as president of the Camping Association for Mutual Progress. Dale married Marsha English in 1961 and enjoyed a marriage lasting more than 51 years. He is survived by his wife, Marsha, and their three children, Teak Elmore and his wife, George Anne and their son, Shaylon Robinson Elmore (14); Meg Elmore Clark and her husband, Clayton and their two daughters, Addison Caroline Clark (16) and Emmaline English Clark(15); and Josh Elmore and his wife, Allison and their three children, Col Baldwin Elmore (12), Lila Raven Elmore (9) and Yeshe Surya Elmore (7). Dale will be remembered for his great smile and warm personality. He had the ability to make anyone feel welcome and special, with a kind word or a silly nickname he would give you upon meeting you for the first time. He loved to hunt for Indian arrowheads, to spend time enjoying and watching nature, cooking for family, making his homemade lemon ice cream and was famous for telling a good story. He affected the lives of thousands of girls and women who passed through the gates of Camp Waldemar as their temporary summer father. With his gentle spirit and caring soul he will be missed by so many that he touched throughout his life. Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 31, 2012, at Camp Waldemar, 1005 FM 1340 in Hunt.