Bakersfield boxing coach being laid to rest
Michael Dallas lost his batle with Leukemia
Posted: 11/24/2012
Last Updated:
181 days ago
BAKERSFIELD - A local man who dedicated most of his life to giving at-risk kids in east Bakersfield a fighting chance will be laid to rest tomorrow.
Michael Dallas lost his battle with leukemia last week.
Dallas was a boxing coach with the Bakersfield police activities league for more than a decade -- and a mentor to hundreds of local kids.
His funeral has been scheduled for 10 a.m. at Saint Peter's Baptist Church.
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