Laura Christensen Dailey (1913-2010)

DAILEY, CHRISTENSEN, JOHNSON, DONALDSON, WILLIAMS

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 1/3/2010 at 08:18:17

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Saturday, January 2, 2010.

Laura Dailey, 97, died Jan. 1, 2010, at Green Hills Health Care Center. The service will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, at First United Methodist Church. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4, at Adams Funeral Home.

Laura Christensen Dailey was born Sept. 9, 1913, in Urbana, Ill., but grew up on a farm in Story County, the daughter of Verna (Johnson) and Nels Christensen.

She graduated from Ames High School and from Iowa State University. She was a member of several honoraries and received her degree as an honor student in home economics journalism. Following graduation, she served for several years as a reporter for the woman’s page of the Washington, D.C., Times Herald.

In 1938, she was married to William Dailey in Ames, and the couple spent the first 10 years of their married life on a farm near Roland, moving to Ames in 1950. From 1953 until she retired in 1980, she was employed by the ISU Alumni Association and the Development Office. For 27 years, she earned the affection and admiration of alumni around the world who regarded her not only as a fine editor, knowledgeable speaker, ombudsman and unofficial alumni archivist, but as a personal friend. For several years, she served as editor of the Iowa State Alumnus and at the time of her retirement was assistant to the director of Alumni Affairs. She was well known as the author of the book, “Green Hills-A Pictorial History of Iowa State.” In 1980, she was recipient of the Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award. She truly expressed the great spirit of Iowa State.

She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Ames.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1978, and by her son, William Dailey Jr., in 2007.

She is survived by daughters Susan Donaldson (Larry), of Nevada, and Christie Dailey of Chicago; granddaughters Sarah Dailey of Madison, Wis., and Amy Williams (Clayton) of New Orleans; and great-grandchildren Kyle Dailey, Barrett Williams and Hudson Williams.

Memorials may be directed to the ISU Alumni Foundation.

Adams Funeral Home and Cremation Service is assisting the family with arrangements.

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