Illinois SR 656: MEMORIAL-DR. JOHN B. DALE

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SR0656LRB104 21085 MST 35225 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of Dr. John B. Dale of Brimfield, who 

4passed away on February 15, 2026; and

5 WHEREAS, Dr. Dale was born in Mt. Vernon to Bruce and Diana 

6(Jones) Dale on December 14, 1969; he graduated from Woodlawn 

7High School in 1988, where he was class president and 

8valedictorian; he attended Washington University in St. Louis 

9and then Southern Illinois University School of Dental 

10Medicine, where he received his doctorate in 1995; he married 

11Sarah E. McKee in Alton on September 10, 1994; and

12 WHEREAS, Dr. Dale served in the U.S. Navy as a dentist for 

13seven years, achieving the rank of lieutenant commander; he 

14was stationed in Maryland and Rhode Island and overseas in 

15Japan; he was decorated with seven medals for outstanding 

16achievement and service and began a clinic for dependent 

17spouses and children while stationed in Japan; and

18 WHEREAS, Dr. Dale left the military and returned to school 

19at the St. Louis University-Center for Advanced Dental 

20Education, where he received his Master of Science and 

21Endodontic Specialty degree in 2001; he practiced in the 

22Milwaukee, Wisconsin area for more than three years and then 

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1opened his own endodontist office in Peoria in February of 

22004; he became a diplomate of the American Board of 

3Endodontics in 2008; he opened his second location adjacent to 

4Illinois Central College in 2016; he prided himself on 

5spending time with patients to explain procedures while 

6providing treatment as gently and quickly as possible and to 

7the highest of standards; he believed