Dear readers and friends, this Wednesday, May 12, 2010, Denny passed away due to complications to ALS. Those of us who knew him will always miss him, as he was a lighthearted and generous spirit through it all.
“Anyone can give up, it’s the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that’s true strength.” -unknown
Denny had true strength, the type that is rarely seen. ALS is one of the hardest diagnoses to face. But face it he did, and often with a smile on his face. I came to know Denny through a mutual friend, with the intent of documenting his struggle for all to see. But a time came when he wanted the camera left behind, and I came to see what I was missing when the camera was between us. My wife, with her own neurological struggles, was better for having known Denny as well. He was instrumental in lifting her spirits, and to help her face her own fears. He had every excuse in the world to curl up and hide from the world, but he still reached out to help her and share his optimism, because that’s just who he was.
Denny’s three daughters knew that they were the most important thing to him, and that he loved them endlessly and without reserve. All parents can learn from him – if we can manage to do so with our own children, all else will fall in line.
We will all forever miss Denny – he made all our lives better.
“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” -Dr. Seuss
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I know now that Denny can Feel the Wind again and has all the Freedom that he once had. An angel with the wind beneath his wings. We will miss him. I wish the best for his daughters and brother mother and grandchildren.
Denny, Rest in Peace! I’ll miss you very much…life isn’t the same without you…
“God took you in his loving arms,
He saw you needed rest.
His garden must be beautiful,
For He only takes the best…”
I wish the best for his family!
You can shed tears that HE is gone, or you can smile because HE lived…You can close your eyes and pray that HE’ll come back, or you can open your eyes and see all HE’s left…Your heart can be empty because you can’t see HIM, or you can be full of the love you shared…You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday, or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday…You can remember HIM only that HE is gone, or you you can cherish HIS memory and let it live on…You can cry and close your mind,be empty and turn your back, or you can do what HE’d want:smile, open your eyes, love and go on!…
Although the pain seems like it will never end, it doesn’t, but it will get easier to handle and deal with in time. Also remember…although you loved HIM very much, God loved HIM more, for he took HIM very young…
God bless you all!
Klara;
I knew Denny as well as I know me, and I can assure you that he is in God’s Kingdom, and I’ll guarentee you that he is ” Into The Wind ” !!!!!
Redneck Steve
Denny…
…your life was a blessing,
your memory a treasure…
You are loved beyond words,
and missed beyond measure…