Daniel “Dan” Stephen Halacy, Jr.

General Information

Dan S. Halacy, D. S. Halacy
Male
May 16, 1919
Charleston, Charleston Co., SC, USA
March 20, 2002
Wheat Ridge, Jefferson Co., CO, USA
Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson Co., Colorado, tower, chapel, tranquility, sec 12 tierA

Biographical Information

The Denver Post, March 27, 2002, p. C 9:

Daniel S. Halacy, 82, of Lakewood, an author, died March 20 in Wheat Ridge....  He received a bachelor of arts degree from Arizona State University....  He authored 78 books, short stories, and articles.  He was involved with Solar Energy Research Institute.  His interests included mountain climbing, skiing, golf, power planes, sail planes, and flying radio controlled aircraft.

Laura Kilborn.  "Writer, solar-energy booster 'crazy about flying' WWII vet Halacy , 82, wrote 78 books."  The Denver Post, April 10, 2002. p. B 5: 

...Halacy 's family could not afford to send him to college, so he worked a series of jobs while taking classes when he could.  He was working at an aviation plant when the U.S. entered World War II....  While working in California after the war, he joined a writers group and began sending his stories to magazines....

The Korean War put a temporary halt to Halacy 's burgeoning writing career....  Returning to civilian life in Arizona, Halacy went back to school and to writing....

Halacy taught college writing courses while completing his education, earning a bachelor's degree from Arizona State College in 1957 at age 38.  He took a series of jobs doing technical writing to support his growing family before becoming a full-time author.

In Arizona, Halacy entered politics and served two terms as a Republican state senator in the late 1960s.  In the mid-'70s he worked on Arizona's bid to become home to the National Solar Energy Research Institute.....

Military Experience

U.S. Air Force, World War II veteran, Korean War veteran:  "He was working at an aviation plant when the U.S. entered World War II, and he became a navigator in the Army Air Forces....  The Korean War put a temporary halt to Halacy 's burgeoning writing career.  With his Air Force B-29 combat crew, he flew 31 missions, earning numerous medals." (Laura Kilborn.  "Writer, solar-energy booster 'crazy about flying' WWII vet Halacy , 82, wrote 78 books."  The Denver Post, April 10, 2002. p. B 5)

Employment

Occupation Title Years
Media/Arts/Design author, Earth, water, wind, and sun, our energy alternatives
Labor/Trades/Construction air conditioning 1937 - 1939
Science/Engineering/Technology aircraft industry 1939 - 1943
Science/Engineering/Technology aircraft industry 1946 - 1951
Science/Engineering/Technology aircraft industry 1952 - 1954
Education/Library teacher, evening college 1956
Science/Engineering/Technology technical writer 1957 - 1961
Media/Arts/Design free lance writer 1962

Arizona Legislative Service

Session Chamber Party District City County Office Notes
28th Legislature, 1st Regular Senate Republican 8-O - Maricopa (1967-70) Glendale Maricopa
28th Legislature, 2nd Regular Senate Republican 8-O - Maricopa (1967-70) Glendale Maricopa
29th Legislature, 1st Regular Senate Republican 8-O - Maricopa (1967-70) Glendale Maricopa
29th Legislature, 2nd Regular Senate Republican 8-O - Maricopa (1967-70) Glendale Maricopa

Sources

Birth: Arizona Legislative Biography sheet "Daniel Stephen Halacy, Jr." parents:  Daniel S. Halacy, Sr. and Pearl (Edwards) Halacy; Death:  obituary:  The Denver Post, March 27, 2002, p. C 9; Military Service: Obituary - The Denver Post - Wednesday, April 10, 2002; Cemetery:  Find A Grave Memorial 63868351 created by: Wednesday, record added: Jan 07, 2011; Military:  Arizona Legislative Biography sheet:  "Air Force 1943-1946; Aircraft Industry, 1946-1951; Air Force 1951-1952, Aircraft Industry, 1952-1954"