Alfred Dally

MADISON - Alfred David Dally, MD,
age 85, passed away on April 25, 2015
at AGrace Hospice in Madison,
Wisconsin, leaving a legacy of compassion,
generosity, integrity, and humor. He
was born on May 12, 1929, in Green Bay
to Friedrich & Anna Louise (Georke)
Dally, the seventh of ten children and
the third to be born in the U.S. after
his family emigrated from West
Prussia, Germany (now Poland).

Alfred attended Norwood Grade School,
Franklin Junior High School and West
High School in Green Bay, and earned
his airplane pilot's license at the
age of 16. After graduating, Alfred
hitchhiked cross-country, working in
construction in Los Angeles, CA, and as
a handyman at Eatons' Ranch in Wolf, WY.

In 1948, Alfred enlisted in the U.S.
Army. He served during the Korean War
in the 802nd Aviation Engineer Battalion,
SCARWAF, in Okinawa, Japan, and South
Korea. He was Honorably Discharged in
March, 1952 with the rank of Staff
Sergeant, receiving the Japan Occupation
Medal, Korean Service Medal with 2 Bronze
Stars, United Nations Service Medal, and
Good Conduct Medal.

Alfred attended college on the GI Bill,
studying at UW-Green Bay and UW-Madison,
then transferring to the University of Texas
-Austin and earning his BA in Psychology (major)
and Industrial Engineering (minor) in
1956. He went on to attend Marquette
University School of Medicine (now Medical
College of Wisconsin) in Milwaukee,
receiving his medical degree in June, 1960.

On June 11, 1960, Alfred was wed to Mary
Elizabeth "Beth" Herald, with whom he had
five children.

Alfred's postgraduate training included a
rotating internship at San Diego County
General Hospital, CA, a staff physician
position at Mendota State Hospital (now
Mendota Mental Health Institute) in Madison,
and an Internal Medicine fellowship and
residency at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.

From 1966-79, Alfred practiced Internal
Medicine at Quisling Clinic, Madison General,
St. Mary's, and Methodist Hospitals in Madison.
He also taught at UW-Madison Medical School
as Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
from 1969-83, served as Physician Advisor for
WPS Insurance from 1976-2004 and as Medical
Consultant for EDS from 1996-2008.

From 1978-96, he served as Chief Medical
Officer/Medical Director of the Medicaid
Program at the State of Wisconsin Bureau of
Health Care Financing, DHS, retiring as
Physician Advisor to Chief Medical
Officers/Medical Directors in 2002.

During his lifetime, Alfred remodeled
two homes, including a one designed by
Herb Fritz. He also enjoyed fine art
painting and was an avid music lover,
excelling as a self-taught audio engineer
and filling that role for live performances
of the Christian group "Sonday," of which
his wife was a member. He also wrote and
published two books, Experiences and Choices:
A Mini-Memoir and As I See It: A Christian's
Beliefs and Values, and was a lifelong
Green Bay Packers fan.

Alfred is survived by his five children,
Lyn (Scott) Geboy, Jane Dally, Amy
(Jonathan) Overby, Peter (Lisa) Dally and
Mary (Kevin) Dally-Muenzmaier, as well as
four grandchildren, Elizabeth Geboy, Sydney
Geboy, Isabella Dally-Steele and Robert A.J.
Dally-Steele. He is also survived by
three sisters, Ruth Dally, Lois (Jerry)
Fletcher and Audrey (David) Martin, and
numerous nieces and nephews. He was
proceeded in death by his beloved wife
and best friend Mary Elizabeth "Beth"
(Herald), his parents, three brothers,
Harry (Opal) Dally, Wilfred (Gerda) Dally
and Donald Dally, one sister, Dorothy
(Marvin) Pott, one brother-in-law, Marvin
Pott, one sister-in-law, Gerda (Elhardt)
Dally, as well as two siblings lost at birth.

A celebration of Alfred's life will be held
on Thursday April 30, 2015, beginning at
12:30pm, at CRESS FUNERAL HOME, 3610 Speedway
Road, Madison. Friends and family may call from 11:30 am until time of service.
In lieu of flowers, the family
has requested that donations be made to the
Wisconsin Public Television (WPT)
http://wpt.org. Please share your memories at www.CressFuneralService.com
Cress Funeral and Cremation Service
3610 Speedway Road, Madison
(608) 238-3434