The Looking Glass Blog

Bell Captain: Dale Rush

Greetings to you, my name is Dale and I’m about to celebrate my 61st year on this planet with 37 of those years enjoying Tacoma Washington and calling it home. I arrived in Tacoma with my Doctor of Chiropractic degree, met my wife Gail and started our family, consisting of daughter Pam and son Bryan. I choose a local corner, hung the sign, and began adjusting the “kinks and quirks” of a growing number of people who became a huge family of friends and colleague’s. After 15 years of being Dr. Rush, I became aware of a growing discontent of “why I was getting up to the sound of an alarm clock”. So I choose to “retire the clock” and ventured into a completely new career path involving serving people.

I entered this Hotel 3 1/2 years ago having made a decision about working at the Bell Stand prior to meeting a good friend to arrange the paperwork and get the name pin for the vest. The position has now evolved into a fantastic chapter in my life of opportunity, daily joy, and unlimited blessings for myself and my family. Even Grandson Hayden (10 months old) benefits from the Hotel experiences. He loves the “fuss” all the co-workers make over him as he smiles his way into the Lobby.

I presently serve as Bell Captain/Concierge which comes with a daily dose of fun plus some scheduling, parking cars, sweeping the curb, and keeping a good supply of candy in the dish at the desk, plus an occasional fresh flower arrangement to create a “welcoming space” for a total stranger about to become a new friend. The position has allowed a freedom beyond my wildest dreams to willingly give away the history of my experiences everyday. Tacoma is alive and well and is in the midst of a huge make-over!

And so, from the movie Dirty Dancing ( and I am dancing daily!)…..”I am having the TIME OF MY LIFE “…….