This is one of many dinners Dennis hosted at his house. He was the host with the most and some of my fondest memories of Dennis are him at the grill, where was the Master. To this day, every time I grill a steak, I think about Dennis. Great food, great conversation, many many laughs, insights, wisdom and most of all great food. During the summer times between 1998 when we met … [Read more...]

I met Dennis at age 5 or 6, in Primary at The John Thomas Dye School. He was my first encounter with leadership. At its core, a leader is someone who people follow and by whom they are influenced. If you were around Dennis, it was virtually impossible not to follow him. A rascal with a heart of gold and a mordant sense of humor, Dennis was fueled by a hunger to try anything … [Read more...]

I met Dennis Lynn via my good friend Dave Allen. Dave and I would regulary frequent many of the resturants and clubs that Dennis worked at starting with the Casa Del Mar and then onto the Wilshire both in Santa Monica. When my friend Dave Allen moved in with Dennis as a roomate, I got the chance to spend many nights and some days at the Lynn household in Brentwood. Later … [Read more...]

Having grown up with parents who told stories of the woodie wagons that they had and going with my dad to car shows and admiring those unique "Termite Trucks", I was fascinated with Dennis' car from the first time I saw it on campus. Now, Dennis was always a great guy and we enjoyed a few classes together. But, the fun we had in that woodie, heading to football games and … [Read more...]

I met Dennis when I was 12 and he introduced me to his group of neighborhood friends, Chris, Stan, Bill, Rob.... Years before, Dr. Lynn had repaired my dad's shoulder in a bodysurfing accident but I hadn't met Dennis yet. Right off I knew this was a good guy because he brought me into his circle of friends and made me one of them. And he had a sometimes dark, sometimes goofy, … [Read more...]