LALL, Dexter Frank

The Herald (Everett WA) Dexter Frank Lall passed away from a heart attack on March 29, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV while on a road trip with his wife. Son of Evan and Alma Anderson, Lall was born August 26, 1932 in Everett, WA. He was a Lake Stevens High School Graduate. He served as a radar technician for the Navy on an LST during the Korea War. In 1958, he graduated from the UW School of Fisheries. Soon after graduating, he began working as a Commercial Fisheries Biologist for the Alaska Department of Fish and Wildlife and continued there for 13 years. He retired as plant manager from Peter Pan Seafoods, Inc. in 1992. He moved to Royal City, WA and really enjoyed turning his bit of the desert into an oasis. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Jane Lanphere Lall; son, Evan and wife of Olympia WA along with her children; daughter, Daria of Vancouver, WA; sister, Noreen Thompson of Wickenburg, AZ; and nieces and nephews from both sides of the family. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his name to the American Diabetes Association. A private family ceremony will be held in the fall on Whidbey Island where he will be put to rest. To celebrate his life please gather amongst yourselves, share stories about him and raise a toast in his memory.