Dale Ackers
Ackers, president of the first television station in Abilene, Texas, died Friday June 25, 1993, in Abilene of esophageal cancer. He was 78. Dale was born in Breckenridge, Texas on October 18, 1914 to Lewis J. and Sybil Wasson Ackers who turned the family's ranching and oil interests into philanthropy, which has continued to benefit Texas organizations. The Ackers family moved from Breckenridge to Abilene before 1930. Dale Ackers graduated from Abilene High School and received a degree from Texas Tech in Lubbock.
Dale married Johnnie Weatherby Ackers and together they had two sons, Gary and Larry "Dale." The young family man served as corporal in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Dale Ackers and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ackers, agreed in June 1953 to purchase KRBC Radio, from Reporter Broadcasting Co. (the "RBC" of KRBC). The radio station, Abilene's first to endure, had been founded in 1936 by longtime Abilene Reporter-News publisher Bernard Hanks. The sale was finalized that October and along with the radio station the construction permit for the Abilene's first television station was also purchased. Dale Ackers was named president and not long after Abilene's first television station, KRBC-TV, one of the oldest NBC affiliates, started broadcasting its first signals.
Dale's first wife, Johnnie, died in 1976 and he later married Roy Helen Mingus in 1986.
Dale Ackers has been described as a "truly outstanding leader, businessman and friend." He has also been described as a quiet, unassuming and caring person. Dale Ackers has been a long-time friend and benefactor of the West Texas Rehabilitation Center, as well as many other charities in the West Texas area.
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Note: There is also a CENOTAPH for Dale in Elmwood [MG J 29 (1)]. Dale's remains were Cremated and placed in Mausoleum III - 117 with his second spouse, Roy Helen, who died in 2017.
Ackers, president of the first television station in Abilene, Texas, died Friday June 25, 1993, in Abilene of esophageal cancer. He was 78. Dale was born in Breckenridge, Texas on October 18, 1914 to Lewis J. and Sybil Wasson Ackers who turned the family's ranching and oil interests into philanthropy, which has continued to benefit Texas organizations. The Ackers family moved from Breckenridge to Abilene before 1930. Dale Ackers graduated from Abilene High School and received a degree from Texas Tech in Lubbock.
Dale married Johnnie Weatherby Ackers and together they had two sons, Gary and Larry "Dale." The young family man served as corporal in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Dale Ackers and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ackers, agreed in June 1953 to purchase KRBC Radio, from Reporter Broadcasting Co. (the "RBC" of KRBC). The radio station, Abilene's first to endure, had been founded in 1936 by longtime Abilene Reporter-News publisher Bernard Hanks. The sale was finalized that October and along with the radio station the construction permit for the Abilene's first television station was also purchased. Dale Ackers was named president and not long after Abilene's first television station, KRBC-TV, one of the oldest NBC affiliates, started broadcasting its first signals.
Dale's first wife, Johnnie, died in 1976 and he later married Roy Helen Mingus in 1986.
Dale Ackers has been described as a "truly outstanding leader, businessman and friend." He has also been described as a quiet, unassuming and caring person. Dale Ackers has been a long-time friend and benefactor of the West Texas Rehabilitation Center, as well as many other charities in the West Texas area.
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Note: There is also a CENOTAPH for Dale in Elmwood [MG J 29 (1)]. Dale's remains were Cremated and placed in Mausoleum III - 117 with his second spouse, Roy Helen, who died in 2017.
Dale Ackers
Ackers, president of the first television station in Abilene, Texas, died Friday June 25, 1993, in Abilene of esophageal cancer. He was 78. Dale was born in Breckenridge, Texas on October 18, 1914 to Lewis J. and Sybil Wasson Ackers who turned the family's ranching and oil interests into philanthropy, which has continued to benefit Texas organizations. The Ackers family moved from Breckenridge to Abilene before 1930. Dale Ackers graduated from Abilene High School and received a degree from Texas Tech in Lubbock.
Dale married Johnnie Weatherby Ackers and together they had two sons, Gary and Larry "Dale." The young family man served as corporal in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Dale Ackers and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ackers, agreed in June 1953 to purchase KRBC Radio, from Reporter Broadcasting Co. (the "RBC" of KRBC). The radio station, Abilene's first to endure, had been founded in 1936 by longtime Abilene Reporter-News publisher Bernard Hanks. The sale was finalized that October and along with the radio station the construction permit for the Abilene's first television station was also purchased. Dale Ackers was named president and not long after Abilene's first television station, KRBC-TV, one of the oldest NBC affiliates, started broadcasting its first signals.
Dale's first wife, Johnnie, died in 1976 and he later married Roy Helen Mingus in 1986.
Dale Ackers has been described as a "truly outstanding leader, businessman and friend." He has also been described as a quiet, unassuming and caring person. Dale Ackers has been a long-time friend and benefactor of the West Texas Rehabilitation Center, as well as many other charities in the West Texas area.
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Note: There is also a CENOTAPH for Dale in Elmwood [MG J 29 (1)]. Dale's remains were Cremated and placed in Mausoleum III - 117 with his second spouse, Roy Helen, who died in 2017.
Ackers, president of the first television station in Abilene, Texas, died Friday June 25, 1993, in Abilene of esophageal cancer. He was 78. Dale was born in Breckenridge, Texas on October 18, 1914 to Lewis J. and Sybil Wasson Ackers who turned the family's ranching and oil interests into philanthropy, which has continued to benefit Texas organizations. The Ackers family moved from Breckenridge to Abilene before 1930. Dale Ackers graduated from Abilene High School and received a degree from Texas Tech in Lubbock.
Dale married Johnnie Weatherby Ackers and together they had two sons, Gary and Larry "Dale." The young family man served as corporal in the U.S. Army during World War II.
Dale Ackers and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Ackers, agreed in June 1953 to purchase KRBC Radio, from Reporter Broadcasting Co. (the "RBC" of KRBC). The radio station, Abilene's first to endure, had been founded in 1936 by longtime Abilene Reporter-News publisher Bernard Hanks. The sale was finalized that October and along with the radio station the construction permit for the Abilene's first television station was also purchased. Dale Ackers was named president and not long after Abilene's first television station, KRBC-TV, one of the oldest NBC affiliates, started broadcasting its first signals.
Dale's first wife, Johnnie, died in 1976 and he later married Roy Helen Mingus in 1986.
Dale Ackers has been described as a "truly outstanding leader, businessman and friend." He has also been described as a quiet, unassuming and caring person. Dale Ackers has been a long-time friend and benefactor of the West Texas Rehabilitation Center, as well as many other charities in the West Texas area.
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Note: There is also a CENOTAPH for Dale in Elmwood [MG J 29 (1)]. Dale's remains were Cremated and placed in Mausoleum III - 117 with his second spouse, Roy Helen, who died in 2017.
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