Obituaries : * William B. Hale; Engineer
A Jan. 19 memorial service has been scheduled for William (Bill) Hale, the city of Thousand Oaks’ first public works director, who died last month. He was 60.
The Oxnard resident was cremated after his death on Dec. 19, and his son said the family decided to wait until after the holidays to hold the memorial service.
“He had a lot of friends that we wanted to attend,” said Mitchel Hale, who lives in Thousand Oaks.
William Hale worked in Thousand Oaks from 1967 until 1970, when he opened his own engineering firm.
He was born in Sacramento and served two years in the Army during the Korean War before graduating from Fresno State with a degree in civil engineering.
He was a member of the Conejo Valley Optimist Club and served as its president in 1970 and 1971.
Hale is also survived by his wife, Sharon Hale of Oxnard; his mother, Jean Hale of Camarillo; daughter Sandra Lyn Hale of Mokelumne Hill, Calif.; stepson Eric Douglas Werner of Reno, Nev.; brother James Gilbert Hale; two grandsons and a nephew.
The memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. at the Pierce Brothers Griffin Chapel, 101 E. Wilbur Road, Thousand Oaks. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that a donation be made to a charity of choice.
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