Columbia: Dale A. Robinson died October 19th. Dale was born in Hamlet, North Carolina in 1930; his wife Miriam McNeely Covington preceded him in death. Dale served as an Officer in the U.S. Army and North Carolina National Guard, and had a 27 year career as an accomplished sales executive with Metropolitan Life, and lived in Roanoke, Virginia, and Columbia, South Carolina.A passionate and skilled golfer throughout his life Dale enjoyed many friends and a large family. Dale is survived by his daughters, Valerie Miller , Rosemary Oden, and Patricia DerMinasian and sons, Daniel and David (deceased.)Dale is also survived by six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services will be held at Bush River Memorial Gardens Mausoleum Chapel, 5400 Bush River Road, Columbia, SC 29212, Sunday, October 22nd at 2:00 PM.