Fritz Dalby Fritz Dalby Longtime Mason County boat- builder, artist and musician Fritz Dalby of Shelton died October 8 at Fir Lane Convalescent Center. He was 81. Born in Seattle on September 4, 1912, Fritz Dalby was the son of Edwin and Ethel (Morgan) Dalby, who divided their time between Seattle and a Union home with the landmark water wheel his father and grandfather built as a source of electricity. Fritz attended grade school in Union, later entering Irene S. Reed High School. He once called him- self the welcoming committee “for nearly every boat on a Hood Canal that teemed with tugs and fishermen." Later, his father became marine editor for the Seattle Post- Intelligencer, a post which involved moving the Dalby family to Seattle during Fritz‘s high school years. He recalled cutting classeson occa» sion to walk the waterfront beat with his dad. The family home was a gather- ing place for artists, and Fritz won awards for watercolor and crayon marine scenes as a schoolboy. He studied art at the University of Washington until he felt he was being pushed into abstract art. .‘I’m not an artist," he contended. “I’m a painter.” His work was fea» tured in exhibitions locally and elsewhere in the Northwest; he kept paintingfor the rest of his life, working in watercolors and oils. Fritz Dalby hired on as a crew member aboard a tugin the 19305, and for a time served as a tugboat crew’s cook. He also spent some time in newspaper work, He met his wife, Edith, during his brief journalistic career. He spent most of his life working with boats and boatyards, living and working in Edmonds for a number of years before returning to Mason County. He was honored in 1991 as the Olympia Wooden Boat Association’s Maritime Man of the Year. Mr, Dalby began his fascination with the banjo early at a Cota Street barbershop, the site ofinfor— maljam sessions. He played for lo- cal dances, continuing throughout his life. He was a member of the Union City All-Stars, He was also an avid fisherman, and loved hiking and the outdoors. Surviving are his wife, Edith, of Shelton; a daughter, Karen Sykes of Seattle, and a granddaughter, Annette Shirey of' Boston; a sister, Gwenwyn Abrams of Long Beach, California, and two brothers, Edwin Dalby Jr. of Union and David Dalby of Sand Point, Idaho. Amemorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Friday, October 15, at Saint David’s Episcopal Church. The Reverend Donald Maddux will ofliciate, Inurnment will follow at Shelton Memorial Park, with arrangements under the direction of McComb Funeral Home 4 as pa )7: , OCR Text: Fritz Dalby Fritz Dalby Longtime Mason County boat- builder, artist and musician Fritz Dalby of Shelton died October 8 at Fir Lane Convalescent Center. He was 81. Born in Seattle on September 4, 1912, Fritz Dalby was the son of Edwin and Ethel (Morgan) Dalby, who divided their time between Seattle and a Union home with the landmark water wheel his father and grandfather built as a source of electricity. Fritz attended grade school in Union, later entering Irene S. Reed High School. He once called him- self the welcoming committee “for nearly every boat on a Hood Canal that teemed with tugs and fishermen." Later, his father became marine editor for the Seattle Post- Intelligencer, a post which involved moving the Dalby family to Seattle during Fritz‘s high school years. He recalled cutting classeson occa» sion to walk the waterfront beat with his dad. The family home was a gather- ing place for artists, and Fritz won awards for watercolor and crayon marine scenes as a schoolboy. He studied art at the University of Washington until he felt he was being pushed into abstract art. .‘I’m not an artist," he contended. “I’m a painter.” His work was fea» tured in exhibitions locally and elsewhere in the Northwest; he kept paintingfor the rest of his life, working in watercolors and oils. Fritz Dalby hired on as a crew member aboard a tugin the 19305, and for a time served as a tugboat crew’s cook. He also spent some time in newspaper work, He met his wife, Edith, during his brief journalistic career. He spent most of his life working with boats and boatyards, living and working in Edmonds for a number of years before returning to Mason County. He was honored in 1991 as the Olympia Wooden Boat Association’s Maritime Man of the Year. Mr, Dalby began his fascination with the banjo early at a Cota Street barbershop, the site ofinfor— maljam sessions. He played for lo- cal dances, continuing throughout his life. He was a member of the Union City All-Stars, He was also an avid fisherman, and loved hiking and the outdoors. Surviving are his wife, Edith, of Shelton; a daughter, Karen Sykes of Seattle, and a granddaughter, Annette Shirey of' Boston; a sister, Gwenwyn Abrams of Long Beach, California, and two brothers, Edwin Dalby Jr. of Union and David Dalby of Sand Point, Idaho. Amemorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Friday, October 15, at Saint David’s Episcopal Church. The Reverend Donald Maddux will ofliciate, Inurnment will follow at Shelton Memorial Park, with arrangements under the direction of McComb Funeral Home 4 as pa )7: , Mason County Genealogical Society,Obituaries,Obituaries for Shelton Cemetery,D Last Name,Dalby, Fritz.tif,Dalby, Fritz.tif, Dalby, Fritz.tif