Dale Eldredge Grant Jr's Obituary
Dale Eldredge Grant Jr.
September 9, 1939 ~ September 2, 2021
Thursday, September 2, Dale Eldredge Grant Jr, beloved father, grandfather, haberdasher, coach, cowboy and dear friend to all, passed away at the age of 81, surrounded by his family. Dale was born on September 9, 1939 in San Francisco, California to Dale Eldredge Grant Sr and Patricia Fern Collard Grant.
As a young man, Dale enjoyed his life in Huntsville, UT, riding horses, swimming across Pineview Reservoir, fishing and playing baseball for the town team. Beginning at nine years of age he spent several summers working with his Grandfather, W. O. Collard, and uncles herding sheep in the mountains above Coalville. His family referred to that area as “The Herd.” For years thereafter everyone in the family called it “the sheep herd” and Dale shared it with family and friends, hunting, fishing, horseback riding and camping whenever he could make time to be there.
Gardening, raising hay and taking care of everything was his passion. Dale truly believed in being a “steward” over his land. These thoughts merged with his love for our land and country as he always brought his family to Huntsville for the Independence Day festivities and especially their famous “Patriotic Program.” Nobody sang the National Anthem as proudly as our father Dale, always, with a tear in his eye.
Dale a.k.a. ‘Chico’ to many, attended Olympus High School where he started on the basketball, baseball and football teams and received the first state of Utah “Sanky Dixon” award given to the most “all-around” athlete. He was awarded a scholarship to play college football as a running-back at Brigham Young University. Following BYU he studied at the University of Utah.
For years after university life he loved spending summers playing semi-pro fastpitch softball in Salt Lake City and throughout the west. As a father he coached all his sons. One of his favorite sayings was, “every day, in every way, we’re getting better and better!” Dale loved to compete positively in everything he did.
Professionally, Dale built a career in the Clothing and Fashion Industry. His first job was in downtown Salt Lake City with Al Holman’s Florsheim Shoe shop. His talent as a salesman at Florsheim was rewarded when he was recruited by Burlington/Adler Sock Company as a territory outside sales representative. His sales skills, energy, and boundless personality led him to excel as the company’s top performer. His reputation preceded him and he was offered jobs at several fashion manufacturers. When he decided to launch his own business he opened the finest men and women clothing store in Salt Lake City - “The Gentry & The Lady,” located in the main lobby of the Hilton Hotel in downtown Salt Lake. Along the way he ventured into another business and became a stockbroker. After selling The Gentry & The Lady, Dale opened D. Grant Ltd. at Salt Lake’s Foothill Village. It was “Salt Lake’s Finest Men’s Clothing Store” and employed his children, and a number of fantastic non-family employees. D. Grant Ltd. was a successful venture for Dale from 1988-2015. “Dress for Success” was their motto, helping and educating men to look and feel their very best!
Dale was a devoted member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He enjoyed many callings, including being a Draper Temple ordinance worker, Young Men President, Sunday School Teacher, Home Teacher and Minister. He possessed a special talent in his ability to relate to young men. He was a patient, tenacious, home teacher and minister to those he served. In 2017 Dale was called to a full-time mission where he served for eighteen months in the Jakarta, Indonesia Mission. Afterward, he spoke often of his love and admiration for the Indonesian Saints.
2 Timothy 4: 7 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith."
Dale is survived by his children: Kathryn Grant McFarland (Arvey), Lila Gwen Grant Park (Greg), Susan Grant McLachlan (Jim), Dale Eldredge Grant III (Teri), Travis Sky Grant (Krissy), David Brian Grant (Stephanie), and Zachary Dillon (Cindi), and brother Barry Collard Grant (Lois). He had 23 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dale Eldredge and Patricia Fern Collard Grant, and his sister Gloria Lewgweneth Grant.
Funeral services will be 12:00 noon, Friday, September 10, 2021 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel, 227 South 7400 East, Huntsville, UT where a viewing will be 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Thursday, September 9, 2021 and Friday prior to services from 10:45 to 11:45 am. Interment in the Huntsville City Cemetery.
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