Dallam Blandy Obituary

Dallam E. Blandy
Dallam E. Blandy, Jr., 85, of Bethlehem, PA, died Thursday, August 1, 2013. Born in Schenectady, NY on October 25, 1927 and brought up in Albany, NY, he was the son of Dallam E. Blandy, Sr. and Ruth (Thomas) Blandy. Dal Blandy graduated from Taft School in Watertown, CT in 1946 and from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering in 1950. Upon graduation from college, he worked in the Sales Department of Corning Glass Works in Corning, NY and St. Louis. In 1953, he moved to Bethlehem, PA with his wife, Polly, and young son and began his long career with Bethlehem Steel Company. In the ensuing years, he and his wife had three daughters. For 16 years, he held various supervisory positions including Chief Chemist in the Metallurgical Department at the Bethlehem Plant. In 1970, he joined the corporate Sales Department, first as a Sales Engineer and then became a Project Engineer. In 1982, Dal assumed the position of Marketing Manager at the Bethlehem International Engineering Corporation, a subsidiary company engaged in international licensing. Dal retired from Bethlehem Steel in 1985. Upon retirement, Dal was a consultant with the management consulting firms of Booz, Allen, Hamilton and Arthur D. Little in the countries of New Zealand and Australia. He also was associated with Applied Separations, Inc. of Allentown. His last position was Executive Director of Victory House, a homeless shelter in Bethlehem. Dal was a member of the Cathedral Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, where he was active in a number of roles including the vestry and convention delegation. He was a member of the Bethlehem Rotary and served on the Board of Directors of ShareCare, the Sun Inn Preservation Association during the restoration, Jacobsburg Historical Society, and the National Canal Museum. In recent years, he initiated the annual Float-Your-Boat event in the Lehigh Canal at Bethlehem. An avid skier since 1935, he skied at many of the worlds ski resorts. Skiing with family and friends brought him much pleasure. His children fondly remember times he taught them, their friends, and, later, his grandchildren. He had also been an enthusiastic tennis player. Survivors: Son, Dallam III (Ted) of Haverford, PA; daughters, Susan Blandy of Newton, MA, Mary Wonderlin of Gloucester Township, NJ, Beth Schlener of Bethlehem; and seven grandchildren; brother, Thomas Blandy of Troy, NY. Services: Memorial service Saturday, August 24, at 1 p.m. in the Cathedral Church of the Nativity, 321 Wyandotte St., Bethlehem, 18015. No calling hours. Contributions: To the Cathedral Church of the Nativity or to Victory House, 314 Fillmore Street, Bethlehem, 18015.