Collinsville, Oklahoma
March 27, 2011
Gerald Dildine Recollection
Gerald Dildine Died March 25, 2011
CHS 1964 Graduate

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Gerald Ray Dildine (April 28, 1944 - March 25, 2011) Visitation: Sunday, March 27, 2011 from 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home. Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 28, 2011 at the Collinsville Church of the Nazarene
Ted Wright Note: I didn't know Gerald Dildine very well as I was closer in age to his younger brother (Kirk) and sister (Darla) but I have a memorable event that I always associate with him. In the summer of 1973, I was home from the University of Oklahoma working for my parents at The Collinsville News and drew the assignment to photograph three locals that were ski-kiting at Oologah Lake. Gerald picked me up in Collinsville and took me to the lake where he, Brent Beeson and Kirk Dildine assembled the kite and then Gerald flew around while the photos on this page were taken.
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Ted, My Brother Gerald Dildine passed away this morning at about 2:15 AM at Southcrest Hosp. Please watch for the obit and info to follow. -- Thanks Darla (3/25/2011)
I received an email from Gerald’s sister Darla Davis that said he passed away about 2:15 am this morning from complications caused by pneumonia. -- Brenda Emery (3/25/2011)
Gerald Ray Dildine of Collinsville, passed away Friday, March 25, 2011 in Tulsa surrounded by his loved ones. Gerald was born April 28, 1944 in Santa Ana, CA to James H. and Erabelle May (Kirkpatrick) Dildine, Jr. They moved to the Collinsville area when he was two. Gerald served in the Army from 1966 - 1968. After the Army, he started his own commercial diving business, Tulsa Divers. Gerald married Linda Ford on December 23, 1987 in Arkansas. Together they raised five daughters. Gerald was a member of the PADI Diving Society, the Oklahoma Rural Water Association, and the Collinsville Church of the Nazarene where he was a Sunday School Teacher. He enjoyed driving around in his Corvette and watching his beloved Sooners and Lakers. Gerald touched many lives and will be missed.

Gerald is survived by Linda Dildine of the home; 5 daughters, Missy Tice and husband Blake, Cara Schlitz and husband Quint, Beth Henry and husband Steve, Danylle Farrell and husband Jeff, and Stephanie Pate and Fiance Tim Murphy; his brother, Patrick Kirk Dildine; his sister, Darla Davis and husband C.L.; 12 grandchildren, Jody, Shanna, Taylor, Gavin, Landon, Hunter, Brenna, Sam, Gracie, Connor, Ian, and Laynie; and numerous extended family and friends. Gerald was preceded in death by his parents.

Visitation: Sunday, March 27, 2011 from 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home.

Funeral Service: 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 28, 2011 at the Collinsville Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Tim Odom officiating. Interment will follow at Ridgelawn Cemetery in Collinsville. Services are under the direction of Collinsville Dolton Funeral Home, collinsvillefh.com.