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Important News for Members!

Passing of Dale Wunderlich, NCISS Past President

On 04/27/2019, just prior to the Annual Meeting and Hit the Hill event, NCISS Past
President Dale Wunderlich passed away. Bob sent this email to NCISS members,
and also asked to recognize Dale’s passing at the opening of the meeting. After his
comments, the Board and attendees recognized a moment of silence.

Dear Members,

It is with deep sorrow that I announce the passing of our dear friend Dale
Wunderlich, April 27th. Dale passed away peacefully at his home in Ocala, Florida
with his wife Pam at his side. Dale was diagnosed with brain cancer last September
and was doing well until near the end. He was 82. I am so thankful that Rockne, his
wife Joan, and I had a chance to visit Pam and Dale for lunch in Florida last
Bob Heales and Dale Wunderlich January. We were unaware of Dale’s illness and he looked great.

I first met Dale in Denver by chance when I found out he had an office in the same building as I did. He had retired from
the U.S. Secret Service not long before that. I went over to introduce myself and we quickly became good friends. He did
a lot of Executive Protection and for 3 decades used my company for anything involving surveillance. My life has been
enriched with Dale’s stories of his early days in law enforcement and his career with the Secret Service. Such wonderful
memories of the Presidents, Kings, and Princes that he protected and even skied with. Dale was on duty in Dallas when
JFK was assassinated during the early days of his Secret Service career. It was wonderful to enjoy his company as we
traveled the world to our meetings. In 2007 he introduced me to Bill Livingood, a close friend of his who was the House
Sergeant of Arms at the US Capitol. Our meeting was interrupted by two phone calls from Vice President Dick Cheney
while we sat at his desk. Just some of my many fond memories of this special man and mentor.

In 1986 I recruited Dale to join WAD. We shared a room in Singapore later that year at his first meeting. It was in 1990
when I recruited him to NCISS. Dale served as President of the Professional Private Investigators Association of Colorado
in 1985-1986. I agreed to run under the condition I would serve as Vice President and then President the following year.
He was President of the National Council of Investigation and Security Services in 2002-2003. He served on the Board of
WAD for many years and was a perennial attendee at our meetings. He was the Ethics and Grievance Chairman for
many years as well.

RIP dear friend. I will miss you. On behalf of all members I extend our sincere sympathy to his wife Pam and all who
knew and loved Dale.
-- Bob Heales

I was saddened to learn today of the passing of Past President Dale Wunderlich. I thank Bob Heales for his touching
eulogy. Dale had sad recollection of the assassination of President Kennedy which occurred on his watch when he was
a Secret Service Agent in Dallas that day.

Dale was an ardent supporter of NCISS and PPIAC and served us well as our President. Dale always got a kick out of
lobbying in Washington and we paired up several times to make the rounds in the Capitol. And I would be remiss if I
didn't tell you that Dale was a lot of fun and made our lobbying fun too. He will be missed, but not forgotten.
- Ed McClain