Dale was his own authentic force capable of driving to the heart of difficult problems. His tenacity was paramount in the creation of CPFD and applying the MP-PIC method to real world problems. He was kind, thoughtful and fair — down to earth. I appreciate my time working closely with him at CPFD developing Barracuda Virtual Reactor. I have fond memories of pie slices at Flying Star (a cafe next to the old ABQ headquarters), where we’d talk through the latest problems being solved.