Escalante, Utah – Dale Keith Henrie passed away January 23, 2025, in St. George, Utah, after a lengthy battle with cancer.

Dale was born in Cedar City, Utah on December 20, 1946.  At the time, his parents, the late Keith and Faye Henrie, were working on the family cattle ranch in Cherry Creek, Nevada.  When he was four, his family moved to Southern California. He attended schools there and graduated from Tustin Union High School in 1964.

Dale attended CSU (College of Southern Utah), Cedar City for two years.  He transferred to BYU, Provo, Utah, in January 1967.  Although they had met previously, it was at BYU that Dale dated his soon-to-be wife, Marty Sanborn. They were married in the Los Angeles Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on December 23, 1967.  They both received their degrees in May of 1969 from BYU- Dale's, a Bachelor of Arts, in the field of Art.

Dale's first teaching job was in Ogden, Utah.  After a year and a half, he decided to continue his schooling at the Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico.  He received his Master of Fine Arts degree in Painting and Design in 1971.

Finishing his degree late in the year made it difficult to find a teaching job.  He took a "temporary" job in construction and never looked back. Dale received his contractor's license and built in the Salt Lake area for fifteen years. He moved his family and business to Danville, California in 1987 and worked there for nineteen years. Dale used his art background to design his homes and was a master woodworker.  He specialized in high-end custom woodwork and cabinetry.

Attempting to semi-retire, Dale moved to Escalante in 2006.  He built a limited number of homes, as well as starting and later selling, two more companies: Red Rock Towing and Recovery and High Adventure ATV Rentals.

Dale spent over twenty-five years working with the Scouts. He mainly worked with the Explorer Scouts and organized High Adventure trips.  He loved the outdoors, learning and teaching new skills, and showing the boys that they could do hard things.  He was a licensed pilot.  He was certified as a bareboat captain.  He loved all kinds of boats, motorcycles and airplanes.  He was constantly creating things and could fix just about anything.

Dale and Marty are the parents of six children: Micole (Jason Mayfield) of Meridian, Idaho; Jason Henrie (Kathy) of Snohomish, Washington; Sean Henrie (Melissa) of Jacksonville, Oregon; Micah Henrie (Marisa) of Washington, Utah; Chelsea (Jared Northam) of Prosper, Texas and Shae Henrie (Ashley) of Midvale, Utah.  They have eighteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Dale and Marty served two missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The first, in 2019, was to the Baton Rouge, Louisiana Mission, serving the entire time in New Orleans.  The second was served at home for two years, in the Addiction Recovery Program.  He found deep satisfaction in this service and was dedicated to his wife and family.  Family is more than forever.  Family is everything.

The family wishes to thank everyone for the many acts of kindness, known and unknown. Dale was a true artist and loved color. We invite all who attend his service to wear color. We want to celebrate him and his love for all things beautiful and bright.

Because of the recent natural disasters, please consider a donation to the Red Cross or the Humanitarian Fund of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in lieu of flowers.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. in the Escalante Stake Center, 80 South Center Street, Escalante, Utah. A visitation will be held Saturday, prior to services, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Stake Center. Interment will be in the Escalante Cemetery.

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