Dallas Wayne DORCHESTER

DORCHESTER, Dallas Wayne May 12, 1946 - August 6 , 2008 It is with great sadness that the family of Dallas Wayne Dorchester of Falun, Alberta announce his passing on Wednesday, August 6, 2008, at the age of 62 years after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Dallas is survived by his loving family; wife, Shirley and sons, Tyler Dallas Dorchester and Tommy Quinn Dorchester (Shiana); granddaughter, Talynn Shylo; treasured daughter, Bernadette Olivera; sisters, Joyce (Rob) Muller and Sharon Wulff; brothers, Garry (Dauna), Dennie (Gwen), Gordie (Lil) and numerous nieces , nephews, cousins and many friends. Dallas was predeceased by his parents, Tom and Joy Dorchester; brother, Delvin; sister, Joan Lewis and brother-in-law, Roy Wulff on July 31, 2008. Dallas was a second generation wagon man who started his career as an outrider in 1962 before moving into the chuckwagon box in 1965. Over his thirty-two year career, Dallas accomplished one of the most impressive records the sport has ever seen. He won the Calgary Stampede Rangeland Derby in 1984 and 1991 and competed in the Final Heat a total of eight times. His record of five North American Chuckwagon Championships and five Grande Prairie Stampede Championships still stands to this day. As a founding member of the World Professional Chuckwagon Association, his significant contributions to improving the status and integrity of the WPCA and the sport of Chuckwagon Racing earned him the WPCA Chuckwagon Person of the Year in 1995. A Service of Remembrance will be held on Thursday, August 14, 2008 at 12:00 p.m. at the Usona Ag Society Centre (turn west at Highway 2 Usona-Hobbema overpass and go six miles). Memorial tributes gratefully accepted to the Tom Baker Cancer Centre for Stem Cell Transplant Cancer Research (1403 - 29 Street N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 2T9), the Jayden Dietz Trust Fund for medical expenses or the Dallas Dorchester Award for Outriding Excellence (presented at Ponoka Stampede). BAKER FUNERAL CHAPEL INC., 5302 - 50 Avenue, Wetaskiwin, AB. Telephone: 1-888-752-2501 or 1-780-352-2501. -A Wombold Family Funeral Home- Published in the Calgary Herald on 8/9/2008