Jack Reed Dailey

Jack Reed Dailey, Sr., 79, of Charlotte, NC, loving husband, father and grandfather, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, March 3, 2012. He passed peacefully in his home with his wife and children at his side. A son of the late James Wilbur Dailey and Mildred Speers Coatsworth, he was born in Webster, PA. on August 9, 1932. He grew up on a small farm in Fellsburg, and graduated from the former Fellsburg Grade School and Rostraver High School where he met and married his one and only sweeheart, Marcella J. Waiton. He worked briefly for American Bridge before enlisting in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and graduated at the top of his class in Naval Submarine School. He was awarded medals for National Service, Good Conduct and European Occupation. While in the service he and Marcella had their two children, Pamela and Jack Jr. After the Navy, he attended the University of Pittsburgh and received his B.S degree in Electrical engineering graduating Summa Cum Laude and continued on to receive a M.S.E.E. at Syracuse University. He joined the I.B.M. Corporation in Endicott, NY. where he worked as a Senior Engineer at the Glendale Laboratory pioneering advanced technology in Integrated Circuitry. During his 32 year career he wrote and published over 30 inventive patents and technological publications and was a licensed professional Engineer in both New York State and North Carolina. In 1991 he transferred with his wife to Charlotte, NC and then retired in 1993. Never one to rest on his laurels, he started a new career and founded his own business ""D&D Backflow Test and Certification"" which he worked at with his son until shortly before his death. He will be remembered by all for his love of his family, his love of animals, his wonderful sense of humor and warm and friendly smile and as befitting an Engineer, his abilty to ""fix"" almost anything. Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Marcella J. Waiton Dailey, one daughter and son-in-law, Pamela J. and Dr.William K. Poston Jr. of Charlotte, one son, Jack Reed Dailey, Jr. of Matthews, NC, two grandchildren, William K. Poston III of Charlotte and Amanda Blythe Poston of Philadelphia, two sisters-in-law and one brother-in-law, Shirley Vadella of Belle Vernon and Deborah and David Richard of Parkland, FL., cousins Carmen Schmitt of Glenshaw,PA., Lois Moreland of Fellsburg and Susan Winchell of Pittsburgh and many loving nieces and nephews. Friends will be received from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Wednesday, March 7th at the Ferguson Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc., (724-929-5300), 700 Broad Avenue, Belle Vernon. www.FergusonFuneralHomeAndCrematory.com Funeral services will be held in the funeral home on Thursday, March 8th at 12:30 P.M. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. If friends wish, memorial donations may be made to Presbyterian Hospice and Palliative Care, P.O. Box 33549 Charlotte, NC. A memorial service is planned for friends in Charlotte March 17th at Calvary Church Chapel at 3:00 P.M .

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Jack Reed Dailey

August 9, 1932 - March 3, 2012