Friends and co-workers gathered April 25 at the Country Squire restaurant in Kenansville to honor the man who was noted to be quiet, a good listener and an understanding supervisor.

"As a superintendent, Dallas had to be an expert in a lot of areas, criminology, engineering, maintenance, chaplaincy and psychology," Prisons Director Dan Stieneke said. "He had to wear a lot of hats as superintendent and make numerous decisions each day, and that's a lot of pressure. Dallas did that for 11 years and did a good job."

Weaver became a correctional officer at the Duplin unit in 1964. Except for a few years as a sergeant at Sampson Correctional Center, Weaver spent his career at Duplin, becoming superintendent in 1986.

Duplin Lieutenant Carroll Brown said, "The superintendent of the facility sets the tone, and from the first day I came here to work I always felt I was a part of the team."