Charles Dazols' Obituary
Charles Dazols, Feb 23, 1950- August 23, 2016Chuck was born in 1950 in San Francisco. He grew up at 39th and Taraval in the Sunset District to very loving parents. His father, Charlie, a proud French-American, drove a laundry truck for the French Laundry service. His mother, Florence, was a vibrant Italian-American who kept the home filled with wonderful smells from her cooking. Chuck has an older sister, Charlene.Chuck went to A.P. Gianini and then later to Lincoln High School. He enjoyed the boy scouts and playing in the band. In high school, his best friend introduced him to a girl named Alice who went to Lowell High School. They became friends and later started dating when they both enrolled at San Francisco State. Chuck got a degree in Education to teach elementary school.Chuck and Alice soon got married at St. Gabriel’s church. Charlene joined the Sisters of Mercy as a nun and Chuck got to know her community in Burlingame. Alice had 6 siblings in the Bay Area, so their social life involved a lot of activities with their extended family. Chuck and Alice bought a home in Daly City that constantly had visitors. Alice loved to cook and Chuck loved to entertain. They were very social and always had parties and a house full of people.They had two daughters, Lisa and Karen, who they raised in their Daly City home. Soon after having children, Chuck took a job with the IRS as an office manager and worked there for 25 years to put his daughters through private school. Chuck was always a very dedicated father and never missed a single game or concert of his kids.He organized family road trips every summer and enjoyed taking his daughters to the theatre. He loved bike riding along Ocean Beach, going to Giants games, and reading suspense thrillers. He especially loved to taste test whatever Alice cooked. They volunteered together weekly at the dining hall at Most Holy Redeemer Church in San Francisco where they served homeless individuals.Chuck and Alice were married for 30 years. In 2005, she died suddenly of a heart attack just 6 months after Chuck retired from the IRS. Chuck was heartbroken. He kept busy by spending lots of time volunteering. He volunteered in social services with Lisa at the San Francisco AIDS Foundation as well as in Karen’s 5th grade classroom at Bishop Elementary.In 2006, Chuck’s health declined and he was diagnosed with dementia. He lived in three different senior care homes over the past ten years and was well cared for by the loving staff. Despite his memory loss, he was always able to recognize his family. He especially enjoyed the visits from his grandchildren Alicia (age 5) and Lucas (age 2) and Charlie (age 5 months).The family welcomes all to a memorial service and reception this Tuesday, August 30th at 1:00 at Skylawn Memorial Park, 100 Lifemark Road, San Mateo.
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