
ASU remembers
Robert Dale Coffey
Professor, Art History

April 13, 2019
Robert Dale Coffey, 91, died April 13, 2019. He served in the U.S. Navy, serving in WWII and the Korean War as an Operating room technician. He received his Bachelor Degree from the University of Miami. He went to Emporia Teacher College where he received his teaching degree. He then attended ASU where he received his master’s degree in Art History. He taught at Morenci, Ariz. and Thatcher Jr. College, going on to teach Art History for ASU. He is survived by Bill Swift, his long time friend and business partner, his ex-wife Helene Brockelman and other relatives. Mr. Coffey was co-owner of Red Lamp Antiques of Prescott, and Red Lamp mobile home park in Thatcher, Ariz. Mr. Coffey was laid to rest in the America City Cemetery in America City, Kansas next to his parents, on Tuesday April 23.