Obituary for Jes Jessen Dall Jr.
The Ithaca Journal, Jun 29 1942, P. 3, Col. 2, with photo

"Former Ithaca Contractor Dies in South.
  Jes Jessen Dall Jr., 48, Ithaca construction company president and architect, died unexpectedly from a heart ailment at 3 p.m. Sunday [Jun 28] in Tampa, Fla. He was stricken shortly after returning from a fishing trip to a lake near Tampa.
  President of the J. Dall Jr. Construction Company, Mr. Dall erected several of Ithaca's newer buildings, including Balch Hall at Cornell, the city sewage disposal plant, the Seneca Building, and the Cayuga Apartments. He also had many out-of-town contracts, constructing public schools, churches, and other buildings.
  He had resided since September in Florida, where he was associated with the Tampa Shipbuilding Works. He lived in Ithaca from 1923 to 1941.
  Mr. Dall was graduated from the College of Architecture, Cornell, in 1916. He was a naval ensign in World War I, serving on a submarine chaser in Atlantic waters. He was affiliated with Phi Delta Theta fraternity at Cornell, and was a member of the Cornell Club of New York and the University Club in that city.
  Born in Brooklyn, Mr. Dall entered Cornell from Brooklyn Polytechnic Preparatory School.
  Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Constance Gray Dall; a son, Jes Jessen Dall 3rd; a daughter, Miss Joan Dall, and a sister, Mrs. J. A. B. Smith of Stamford, Conn.
  The funeral will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Bellport, L. I. Interment will be in Bellport."