Knoxville, Tennessee
Daniel O. L. Dawson
1935 — 2023
Daniel O.L. Dawson, age 87 of Knoxville, TN, passed away on May 1, 2023, at Parkwest Medical Center. Born in Fitzsimons, CO, to parents, Claudyus Lee and Mary Elizabeth Hamilton Dawson, Mr. Dawson grew up and lived in several different towns in Oklahoma. He graduated from College High School in Bartlesville, OK, in 1953 and began working as an assembler for the Reda Pump Company. Mr. Dawson served his country in the U.S. Navy from February 1954 to December 1957 and attained the rank of Gunner's Mate 2nd class (E-5). After being honorably discharged, he returned to Oklahoma for one year. He then moved to Oak Ridge, TN, and with the help of the GI Bill enrolled at the University of Tennessee,...