Obituary of Dale Robert Elliot

MOUNT VERNON - Dale Robert Elliot of Mount Vernon, and Zephyrhills, Fla., passed away unexpectedly on June 14, 2016. Mr. Elliot was born in Portsmouth, N.H., in 1935, the son of Robert O. E. and Annie Colwell Elliot. He moved to Maine at an early age, and graduated from Cony High School in Augusta and the University of Maine. Following his service in the U.S. Navy, he was employed in the computer field for most of his life, working for Great Northern Paper Co., International Paper Co., and Central Maine Power Co. He retired from the State of Maine Department of Education as manager of data processing in 1995. He lived for many years in Wayne. He was a Cub and Boy Scout leader there, also serving on the Wayne school board. After moving to Mount Vernon, he served on the school board for School Union 42 in that community as well. He was heavily involved in the creation of the CSD and construction of the Maranacook Community High School in Readfield. He was a 10-year member of the Maine Governor's Computer Services Advisory Board, and a charter member of the National Committee on Evaluation of Information Systems. He taught computer science courses at the Waterville Vocational and Technical school and at the University of Maine in Augusta. Since his retirement, he has wintered in Zephyrhills, Fla. Dale was an avid outdoorsman and loved hunting and fishing. He especially liked hunting with his bow. He also was an ardent Red Sox fan and rarely missed a game. He resided at Zephyr Shores Estates during the winter and became heavily involved in shuffleboard competitions and organizing tournaments in the area parks. Above all, he loved spending time with his family and grandchildren and attending their many activities and events. He was so proud of all of his grandchildren and was always there to support them in whatever they did. In short, "he would do to ride the river with." He was predeceased by his wife of 41 years, Miriam (Cottle) Elliot; four infant sons; and brothers, Harvey Elliot of Ogunquit, and Neil Elliot of McMinnville, Ore. He is survived by a daughter, Jessie Clough, her husband Jamie and their children, David, Hannah, Sarah, Lauren, and James of Mount Vernon; two sons, E. Scott Elliot, his wife Jo and their children, Mya and Lucas of Dresden, and Robert Elliot, his wife Linda and their children Travis of Michigan and Ashley of Mount Vernon; and a sister, Mary Ann Rico, and her husband Henry of Huston, Texas; as well as several nieces and nephews. At Mr. Elliot's request, there will be no visiting hours or services.