Dennis grew up near the school, neighbors of Major Jones and Donald Dukes on Cedar Street, and attended Foley for all 12 years.
He was in the Navy from July 60 to July 64. Once when visiting a Navy friend, he met Kathleen, sister to the wife of the Navy friend.
Dennis married Kathleen July 6, 1963.
She and her family are from Akron, OH.
She graduated from Central HS in Akron.
While in the Navy, Dennis was a boilerman, keeping the steam engines running. He was on a Troop Transport, APA 31 USS Monrovian. He had three cruises to the Mediterranian, visiting France, Spain, Italy, Greece and train trips into Europe.
He also visited the Caribbean: the Virgin Islands, Jamaica and Purto Rico. During the Cuban Crisic, his ship delivered a load of Marines to Guantanamo, Cuba.
. From 1964 to 1967, Dennis and Kathleen lived in Foley and he worked for Riviera Utilities. They lived in Akron, OH from 1967 until 1970, where Dennis worked for General Tire and Rubber, Co.
They have lived in Slidell, LA since 1970 where Dennis worked as a carpenter for J.P.M. Construction Co. until 1984. Then he workedfor five years as a superintendent of construction with a firm which involved frequent moves. They lived in Raleigh, NC, Carlsbad, CA, St. Louis, MO, and Chicago. That permitted local travelling and enjoyment of each area.
He presently works with his son Charles doing trim carpenter work.
Dennis and Kathleen have three children, Mark (b. 4-4-64), Charles (11-18-65) and Paul (5-7-70) and all live in the Slidell area. Mark is computer programmer, Paul works with Blue Bell Ice Cream, and Charles works with Dennis.
1999 reunion.
