Wesley Dale Belzer's Obituary
BELZER, Wesley Dale –passed away at Three Forks Assisted Living in Forney, on September 8, 2023. He was 94 years old.
Wes was born March 12, 1929, in Elliott, North Dakota, the son of Arthur Edward and Marjie Rose (Seelye) Belzer and grew up on a farm with his six brothers and sister. He married Carol Ann Weinberger on September 4, 1950, at the Congregational Church in Mott, North Dakota and just celebrated 73 years of marriage.
Wes was a veteran, having served in the U.S. Army at the rank of Corporal from 1951 – 1953 and received a National Defense Service Medal. He worked for Northwestern Bell Telco from 1954 to 1959 while attending Minot State Teacher’s College from 1954 – 1956. He graduated from North Dakota State University in 1959 with an Electrical Engineering Degree. After graduation the family moved to Dallas, Texas and he went to work for Collins Radio from 1959 – 1970. During his time at Collins, Wes was chief engineer, and he traveled around the world working on the installation of antenna arrays that were used for communication and tracking during NASA’s Apollo Mission. While working for Collins, he graduated from SMU with a master’s degree in engineering management in 1968. He taught and was Dean of Faculty at DeVry Institute from 1970 – 1974. His last place of employment was with the City of Dallas from 1974 until retirement in 1995. During his time with the city, Wes served as a Civil Engineer for the street department, oversaw operations of the solid waste department, implemented a computerized street inventory system to monitor the condition and repairs of the streets for the city and served as the Assistant Director of the street department. He was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the City of Dallas.
Wes believed in salvation through Jesus Christ who died for all people and was resurrected. He loved and prayed for his family daily. He was an active member and supporter of the Church of the Nazarene for seventy-five years, serving as a treasurer, Sunday School teacher, and board member. Wes would step up to serve wherever his abilities could be of help, such as working on the church bus, assisting in church construction, and numerous other areas of service. Outside of his church and family, he enjoyed fishing, gardening, and playing games with family. He would often say he was having a bad week if he didn’t go fishing. He really enjoyed having large fish frys in his backyard where family and friends would gather to enjoy the fish that he cooked.
He was predeceased by his parents; brothers, Norman, Gordon, and Vern; daughter, Diane Swindell; granddaughter and husband Jenny and Thomas Holland; and great-grandson Wesley Lexa.
He is survived by his wife, Carol; sons Dayle (Norma) of Mesquite, and Doug (Cindy) of Whitehouse; daughters Danelle (Vernon) Tew of Mesquite, and Donita (Chip) Willis of Kaufman; son-in-law Mike Swindell of Rockwall; 13 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; brothers David (Carol) of Arizona City, Arizona; Chuck (Kay) of Amenia, North Dakota, and Bob (Flora) of Cascade, Idaho; sister Karen Mangum of Nampa, Idaho; sister-in-law Shirley Belzer of Sherwood, Oregon; and a host of nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers the family would like for you to make a donation to Franklin Graham's Samaritan Purse or Gideon Bibles.
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