July 28th is the birthday of Dale Zylstra: husband of Lori; father of four; grandfather; friend and associate to many, many more lucky folks. Dale is a long-time buddy and comrade-in-arms of Seamus the Older.
As the owner of Providence Electric in Lansing, IL, he has been providing jobs, making payroll, sometimes going without pay himself, and fighting the good fight for over 40 years in the Chicago electrical contracting world. All the while, never losing his sense of social justice and goodwill.
Today he serves as the Pastor at Christ Lutheran Church in Hammond, Indiana, having been ordained in January 2021. This is an active faith community that succeeded in maintaining services via YouTube throughout the pandemic, including Dale's ordination ceremony!
Jim's describes him as a keen philosopher who is conservative of ethic and liberal of compassion--quite a mix.
So, Happy Birthday, Dale, and may you have 56 more healthy ones, by the Aunt Joannie Sullivan Law of Longevity Aspiration of 2008.
God bless us and save us and keep us from harm.
Love, Patty
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