Journal entry by Audra Jedlicka —
There really are no words... other than we are heartbroken, devastated and in shock. God decided he needed Dale more than we did, and although we will never agree with that, he is home in beautiful heaven. I lost my soulmate, best friend and the absolute love of my life, our children lost the greatest man they ever knew and the “best father” and our grandchildren lost countless years making memories with someone they adored and loved immensely. The love our family has for Dale is truly not even describable nor measurable, a huge gaping hole in our hearts there will forever be. We look back and say what happened? And how on earth did we get here? Although we will never understand, we know he feels no pain any longer and we have the most amazing angel watching over us. Fly high honey, til we can be together again, we’ll all be loving you and missing you every single hour of every single day...