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This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Dale Michael (Mike) Chadwick, 74 years old, born on October 4, 1946, and passed away on June 8, 2021. We miss him infinitely. We will be looking for him in the clouds. 
December 21, 2023
December 21, 2023
Hi Daddy,

I miss you.  Christmastime brings so many of my most wonderful memories of you, how you and mom always did your best to make it so special for us kids. . .the sounds, the smells, the sights. Every time Nat King Cole’s Christmas song or O Holy Night play, I feel you here with us even more. It’s hard not to wrestle with what the heck to get you for Christmas like I always did as I consider all the people I hold dear. I know I am going overboard again this year for the boys like you and mom always did. . .I can’t help it. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, I guess. But it’s important to me that the memories I give my children are as special as the ones you and mom gave me. I will hold them in my heart forever. ❤️

I really miss you. I wish you were here. It’s not the same without you. 

Merry Christmas, Daddy.

I love you.

https://youtu.be/A8eWaR8ONvw?si=XKxAMLuhlllBRHwr

https://youtu.be/_8Cu_KRiGvQ?si=OAdqzxHxWXJumxIF
October 4, 2023
October 4, 2023
Hi Daddy,

Wishing you a happy heavenly birthday. We miss you so much. We sang happy birthday up to the heavens for you tonight. I'm sure the angels sang for you, too, today. We love you. ❤️
September 9, 2023
September 9, 2023
Hi Daddy,

I miss you. Hudson talks a lot about you and cries, telling me often how much he misses you and wishes you were here. I think about you all the time dad, and we all miss you so much and wish you were still here with us. We're doing our best to take care of mom, but she's still having a really hard time, which is understandable. She's trying, though.

As you probably already know, I met a really nice man who is good to me and I think you'd really like him. He's funny and sweet and thoughtful, and he loves me and takes good care of me. I love him very much, too. He treats me the way I deserve to be treated and loves my boys as well, and they really love him, which is pretty amazing. ❤️

As your wedding anniversary passed and your birthday now approaches, my heart is heavier wishing we'd all be celebrating you in person. I hope you're doing nothing but smiling and resting in God's eternal peace. We love you so much, dad. ❤️❤️❤️ Always and forever.

Xoxo,
Kacey
October 10, 2022
October 10, 2022
Hi Dad,

I was so busy making your favorites on your birthday to celebrate you that I didn't make it on here like I planned to wish you a happy birthday.

My heart is so heavy tonight missing you. I love you so much and really hope your heavenly birthday was everything I imagine it to be.

I love you.
September 18, 2022
September 18, 2022
Hi Dad,

I long to see your face again
And just needed a place to say
Just how much I miss you
And wish I could see you each and every day.

Things are so different without you
Life will never be the same
You are missing from our world
But in our hearts you'll always stay

Forever you will live in us
Inside that broken place
So many beautiful memories in our hearts that try to fill the space

Today, I'm thinking of you
Like everyday before
Trying to make sense of life
That just isn't complete anymore

But as much as I miss you terribly
I know where you'll forever be
In the vast beauty of heaven
Where you'll live for all eternity.

So, make sure when we get there
Your face is the first we see
Standing next to Jesus
In all of His infinite glory.

I know God is taking care of you
His child, you'll always be
Our angel in heaven, resting in peace
Until once again we meet.
June 9, 2022
June 9, 2022
June 8, 2022.

One year. I can't believe it. Life is so different and incomplete without you. I miss you so much, daddy. SO MUCH. What I wouldn't give for one more hug, one more moment, one more opportunity to tell you how much I love you and appreciate you. One more chance to hear your voice just one more time. . .

My heart aches.

It feels so unfair.

Hud says you can come back now. . .that he didn't want you to go.

Of course, we all share the same sentiment. . .and feel the same desperation we felt one year ago today as you slipped away. If only it were that simple. . .if only you were just in South America like Hud says. . .how wonderful that would be to come pay you a visit. The boys talk about you all the time and were sure to wear their lone ranger attire today just for you. They were so excited to celebrate you today.

We miss you so much and it is so painful, Dad.  I have been reliving your passing all week, detail by detail, and it hurts. I know you told me it'd be alright. . .but it's not. It's just not right without you. I know where you are, you are free. But I wish you were here. . .

I hope you hear my voice when I speak your name and every 'I love you' I send your way. You are SO loved and SO missed, and we will honor your memory always.

Looking for you in the clouds. . .always. ❤❤❤

Listening to this song now has a much different meaning than it did then. I am so grateful I got to share the precious and cherished moments with you that I did and will treasure all the memeories. I will carry you with me in my heart forever.

I love you, daddy. SO much.

Love,
Your Scrumble Bumble

https://youtu.be/_NkRNg0TZOw
June 6, 2022
June 6, 2022
Missing you tons. Still can't believe you're gone. I love you so much, Dad.
January 28, 2022
January 28, 2022
"I’m sending a dove to Heaven, with a parcel on its wings. Be careful when you open it, it’s full of beautiful things. Inside are a million kisses, wrapped up in a million hugs, to say how much I miss you, and to send you all my love. I hold you close within my heart, and there you will remain, to walk with me throughout my life, until me meet again." ❤
December 25, 2021
December 25, 2021
Merry Heavenly Christmas, daddy. We miss you so much. I'm sure you're dancing with the angels right about now. ❤

Watch "Nat King Cole - O Holy Night (Capitol Records 1960)" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/gSeLzsl8xsU

Love you forever. ❤
December 9, 2021
December 9, 2021
Hi Dad. It’s been six months as of yesterday from when you left us. I’m up at 12:44 AM, as usual, a night owl, so today is yesterday, yesterday is today, something like that. It actually doesn’t really matter much because you’re just gone regardless. I talk to you every day and I hope you hear me. I tell myself what you would say when I do something stupid, or when I do something that I think would make you laugh. I talk to you when I’m frustrated or sad or happy but it’s just not the same not seeing your reactions. I miss your goofy faces and your big mouth. Even though you would call me down the hall to your bedroom a million times in a row, I didn’t mind at all because I knew I would miss your voice. In fact, I seared it into my memory. I miss your hugs and your silly jokes. I miss my PD buddy and being part of your pit crew. This just a formality because like I said, I talk to you every day so you better be listening! I love you and I miss you so much. P.S. if that’s you making my lights flicker in the kitchen, keep doing it. I love when you visit. ❤️❤️
November 11, 2021
November 11, 2021
The boys talk about you all the time. Your pictures are all over the house and we listen to your favorite songs often to keep you and your memory alive always. When I am sad, Hudson always brings me your picture. He kisses my necklace with your ashes in it and says, "I love you, Papa" everyday. Hunter wants to be the Lone Ranger next Halloween and made his very own memorial for you in his room with all the things he remembers about you and all the things you enjoyed. We miss you terribly, and as the holidays approach, we are all bracing ourselves for the heartache of feeling the incredible loss of you all over again as we move through these times you made so special without you here. We will always be sure to keep your traditions alive.

You feel so far away, Dad. What I wouldn't give to hug and kiss you again and hear your voice, your laugh. I love you so much and carry you in my heart and on my mind every single days. We all do. I love you. ❤
October 14, 2021
October 14, 2021
Hi Dad,
We were out having lunch today and we ordered meatballs. Mom said, "meatahballuh" to the boys and it was so bittersweet to hear. Of course, I sang the meatball song to the boys because they wanted to know why I was so upset by meatballs. Gosh, it hurts. Those memories are all we have now and it hurts. I just miss you and I wish you could come back. I just wish you could come back so much but my only consolation is that I know where you are now is so much better. I love you. ❤
September 17, 2021
September 17, 2021
The boys are so excited to honor you in their Lone Ranger gear at your celebration. October 2nd will be a bittersweet day without you there. The races will never be right without you with us. I love you, Dad. I wish you were here so much.
August 21, 2021
August 21, 2021
Missing you is an understatement. You are in my thoughts and on my heart everyday. My world just isn’t the same without you. Love you always and forever. 
August 15, 2021
August 15, 2021
I miss you so much. I love you, Dad. ❤
July 26, 2021
July 26, 2021
What I wouldn't give to see you again, hug you again, hear your voice again. . .I miss you so much, Dad. My heart aches for you. I love you so much and I so desperately wish you were still here. It feels so unfair. Love you forever, Daddy. Forever and ever. ❤
July 21, 2021
July 21, 2021
I miss you more each day. What I wouldn’t give to hear you yell “KIMBAHLEE” down the hall one more time. I love you so much. Until I see you again, I’ll look for you in the clouds. ❤️

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December 21, 2023
December 21, 2023
Hi Daddy,

I miss you.  Christmastime brings so many of my most wonderful memories of you, how you and mom always did your best to make it so special for us kids. . .the sounds, the smells, the sights. Every time Nat King Cole’s Christmas song or O Holy Night play, I feel you here with us even more. It’s hard not to wrestle with what the heck to get you for Christmas like I always did as I consider all the people I hold dear. I know I am going overboard again this year for the boys like you and mom always did. . .I can’t help it. The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, I guess. But it’s important to me that the memories I give my children are as special as the ones you and mom gave me. I will hold them in my heart forever. ❤️

I really miss you. I wish you were here. It’s not the same without you. 

Merry Christmas, Daddy.

I love you.

https://youtu.be/A8eWaR8ONvw?si=XKxAMLuhlllBRHwr

https://youtu.be/_8Cu_KRiGvQ?si=OAdqzxHxWXJumxIF
October 4, 2023
October 4, 2023
Hi Daddy,

Wishing you a happy heavenly birthday. We miss you so much. We sang happy birthday up to the heavens for you tonight. I'm sure the angels sang for you, too, today. We love you. ❤️
His Life
July 21, 2021
Dale Michael “Mike” Chadwick, 74, of Brentwood, CA passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family on Tuesday, June 8, 2021.

Mike was born on October 4, 1946 in Attleboro, MA to Chester and Lillian Chadwick. There, he grew up in the house his father built in Norton, CA. He joined the United States Navy on October 28, 1965.Mike served on the USS Ticonderoga during the Vietnam War as an electrical technician in the Aircraft Maintenance Department. He accumulated several accolades throughout his service until he received Honorable Discharge from active duty on September 18, 1969.He served an additional 2 years in the Navy Reserves, obtaining his private pilot’s license during this time.

After his naval service, Mike earned his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Southeastern Massachusetts University. His career as a civil engineer spanned over 4 decades, including owning his own company. He met his wife, Pamela, in 1971 and they were married later that year. Between 1972 and 1982, they had four daughters. In 1982, the family made the journey to California where they continue to reside. Mike always had an affinity for cars and drag racing. Racing his beautiful ’67 Mustang was a passion and pastime of his that he shared with family and friends. Mike also had an infinite love for animals. He donated to several charities for animals, as well as to children’s hospitals and veteran services.

Mike is survived by his wife, Pamela, his daughters, Krystin, Kimberly, Kari and Kacey, his sons-in-law, Drew, Kenny and Jun, his 11 grandchildren, and his little dog, Marty. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather/papa and friend to many. “We love you and will be looking for you in the clouds. Until we meet again…”

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