Sunday at 2pm we held the memorial for Dennis. Yes, it was an afternoon that shed many tears for someone we loved and for most, never had the chance to say "goodbye". But it was also a great time of reunion for many friends and sharing of some of the craziest, funniest, happiest memories that Dennis brought to each of us. As I told Den near the end of his life, "Den, you … [Read more...]
Dancing With Dennis
One of my fondest memories of Dennis, was He & I dancing the night away. It could be in his living room, a party, or just about any place where the music was fun, and we could find a spot to kick up our heels. This was a picture taken a few years ago on Halloween at a party Pam had thrown, where we literally danced until the DJ stopped playing music. Dennis loved Halloween … [Read more...]
Our black labradors
The Lynns originally had two labs and they gave our family one of them (the dogs didn't get along under the same roof but they became best pals when they could see each other through the fence!). The is a picture of the two of us with our labs. … [Read more...]
Summer’s at The Beach Club
Dennis and the rest of us would routinely spend "every" day of the summer (sometimes we'd have a mom drive us down to "touch" the sand so we could say we were at the beach!) at the Beach Club in Santa Monica, spending endless hours playing paddle tennis, body surfing, rafting and ordering burgers and shakes from Eddie at the grill. … [Read more...]
Summer’s in grammar school
Dennis, Bill Blanke, Chris Murray and I would routinely have a "summer" Monopoly game in the Lynn's den that would start the day school ended and finish three months later, just before fall classes at JTD. … [Read more...]