Dale William Bath

Dale William Bath, age 84, of Liberty Hill Lane, Lake Placid, passed away Tuesday, June 8, 2021, at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake. Mr. Bath was born Aug. 7, 1936, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the son of Wilbert and Gladys (Fritz) Bath.

Dale was a graduate of Moravian College in Pennsylvania and New York University Medical Center. He served in the United States Army as a laboratory specialist during the Vietnam War era from 1959 to 1965. He worked at New York University Research Center in Tuxedo as Hudson River fisheries biologist from 1963 to 1982. Dale was employed by ALSC, Adirondack Lake Survey Corp., Ray Brook, as a fisheries biologist from 1983 to Dec. 3, 2003, studying the effects of acid rain on the local lakes, ponds and waterways.

Dale is survived by his wife Sybil J. (Jayne) Bath; Mark Bath and his wife Lisa, Laurie Bath, Robin Laybourne and her husband Chris and Debbie Bombard.

The funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, June 15 at Adirondack Community Church, 2583 Main St., Lake Placid, with the Rev. Derek Hansen officiating. Burial will follow in North Elba Cemetery, Lake Placid.

Relatives and friends are invited to share a memory, upload a photo or leave condolences at www.mbclarkfuneralhome.com.