Dale A. Brandreth, RIP 1931-2019

Dale A. Brandreth
Dale A. Brandreth

Dale A. Brandreth

* 17-12-1931   † 09-09-2019

An excerpt from Wayne Komer's obituary on ChessTalk.com:

Dale A. Brandreth (17-12-1931 - 09-09-2019; Hockessin, Delaware), a founding member of our association, has passed away. He was a chess writer, a collector, historian, publisher and book-dealer.

Born in White Marsh, PA, he was the son of the late Glenna (Trumbore) and Herbert Brandreth. Dale graduated with his bachelor of science and master degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, and completed his PhD in chemical engineering at the University of Toronto. Dale also served in the Army during the Korean War. While in Toronto, he met and married his wife, Alice James, and they moved to Pittsburgh and later relocated to Delaware. Once in Delaware, Dale worked as a chemical engineer for DuPont for over 15 years. He also taught chemical engineering at Drexel and Widener Universities.

Dale was an avid chess book collector, publishing books on chess and even starting his own business called Caissa Editions Book Store, which he owned for over 40 years. In addition to chess, he enjoyed hiking and belonged to several hiking clubs.

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[Update 2019-09-25] Our former chairman Guy Van Habberney sent us a link to the obituary by Pete Tamburo, together with a link to an obituary by John Hilbert: https://new.uschess.org/obituary/dale-brandreth-1931-2019/ [/Update]

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