Vernon David Dayoff |
| Posted 2021-12-28 by mhenderson |
| Published by The Gazette on Dec. 26, 2021 - Vernon David Dayhoff, 98, of Sun Lakes, AZ, passed away December 11, 2021. He was born in York County, PA, on April 16, 1923, and a previous residence of Colorado since 1959. He was a veteran of both World War II and the Korean War. Pistol shooting competition was a successful endeavor in his life. Besides being an expert shootist, he was also shooting instructor while stationed at the Air Force Academy during his military career. On the GI Bill, he received his bachelor's from Western Colorado University; his master's from Cornell. Vernon was a career high school biology teacher at Mitchell High School, Colorado Springs, CO. Vernon also had a passion for ornithology. He was an avid bird watcher and accomplished his life goal of logging over 3,000 bird sightings. He also loved to travel, and he and his wife, Georgia, made more than 48 trips to 43 countries including the North Pole and Antarctica. Vernon was preceded in death by his parents, William and Verna (Nace) Dayhoff; siblings, Harry W. Dayhoff and wife, Regina, Gertrude L. Stottlemyer and husband, Raymond, Donald E. Dayhoff and wife, Larue, Ina M. Dayhoff; wives, Margaret (Rogers), and Georgia (Nighswander); and son-in-law, Gerald L. Keyser Jr. He is survived by his sisters, Nancy L. Fake and husband, Paul, of Red Lion, PA, and Joan E. Fry and husband, John, of Port Royal, PA; daughters, Brenda D. Keyser (Dayhoff) of Tempe, AZ, and Denise (Dayhoff) Caughern and husband, Jeff, of Greenbrier, AR; step-daughters, Debi (McCollom) Wangsness and husband, Michael, of Colorado Springs, CO, Tari McCollom of Grand Junction, CO, and, Becky (McCollom) Stockton and husband, Bill, of Lake County, CA. Vernon had 25 grandchildren and 56 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; friends; colleagues; and acquaintances. A celebration of his life may be made by memorials in his name to The Cornell Lab of Ornithology, or The National Audubon Society, Inc., in lieu of flowers. |
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