Wilseyville, CA…Dr. Dale Miller Paar, more commonly known as Doc, was born on August 20, 1952, in Springfield, Missouri. In 1970, he joined the United States Navy at 18 years old; he worked as a Navy Corpsman, stationed with the Marines in Vietnam. He was honorably discharged in 1973.

After his military career, Doc went on to receive a Bachelors in Science degree, a Masters in Science degree, and received his Ph.D. in Computer Science, which he used extensively in the computer industry, working for computer companies such as Synopsis, Inc., Fujitsu Microelectronics, SunSoft Inc., and Intergraph Corporation. At some point in his life he also worked as a commercial artist, a private detective, owned a pet store for a short while, and he worked to build truck frames for Dana, Inc., in Stockton, Ca. At the time of his death, he owned and operated Pioneer Creek Leather, a motorcycle leather store, which helped feed into his passion for motorcycles and helped fuel his deep involvement in charitable works with the Top Hatters Motorcycle Club

On August 18, 1984, he married his wife, Nancy Paar. Doc and Nancy moved to Calaveras County in 1989, and absolutely loved the area.

Doc is survived by his wife of 31 years, Nancy, and also their three children, William Paar, Lea-Marie Paar, and Steven Paar, and was the very proud and devoted grandfather to Liam Paar, Hayden Paar, and Ruby Paar. Doc passed away with his wife present on March 2, 2016, at their dream home in Wilseyville, Ca.

A Celebration of Life will be held for Doc on March 13, 2016, at the Metropolitan in San Andreas, from 1 – 4 PM, located at 59 Main St, San Andreas Ca.