Remembering John Dakin: US Ski Team’s first public relations specialist and a Vail icon said he never worked a day in his life

Remembering John Dakin: US Ski Team’s first public relations specialist and a Vail icon said he never worked a day in his life

At ski racing media centers across North America, longtime Vail Valley local John Dakin was often performing the most important job in the room as chief of press. But to him, it wasn’t a job at all; it was a passion. Dakin, 71, died on April 12 after battling Parkinson’s disease for the last few years. He was the first person to hold the chief of press position at three different Alpine world championships and also served as Alpine press chief a…