I had the honor and pleasure of caring for Dennis during the last few months of his life. He was a friend for 21 years and my husbands cousin, making me his cousin in-law as he would say. I was able to witness the beautiful man he was to the very end of his life when I learned just 12 hours prior to his death that he had completed paperwork to donate his eyes, bones, organs and … [Read more...]
Malibu Colony
Dennis was always the happiest guy in the house. Always the first in the water and always there to give a hand or make you smile. I didn't get a chance to know him as well as I should, but it sometimes is just the little things that people do to make an impact. Thanks for all the smiles Dennis. ----- Gary P. … [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...]