Dale Friesz Passes
by Al Myers
Dale Friesz, July 30th, 1940 - March 18th, 2013. This picture was taken at the 2010 USAWA National Championships in Lebanon, PA.
Today I have some sad news to report. Yesterday I received word that long time USAWA member Dale Friesz has died. This is tragic news for the USAWA, as Dale has been a “foundation member” of the USAWA and has been such a tremendous supporter of the USAWA thru the years. I am saddened by this news, as hardly a week goes by that Dale and I don’t correspond at least once via email. Everyone knows about the health issues that Dale has been dealing with for years, yet he always rebounded and made it back to the lifting platform. He has been an inspiration to everyone who has met him.
I will let everyone know when I get more details of the funeral arrangements. In the meantime I would like to ask everyone to share tributes about Dale that I can share in the USAWA Daily News. These tributes can be emailed to me (amyers@usawa.com) or placed on the USAWA or IAWA Facebook pages.
Take a moment today and read Dale’s USAWA Hall of Fame Biography – https://www.usawa.com/hall-of-fame-biography-dale-friesz-class-of-2002/ .