Dennis was born in Portland, Oregon, on December 22, 1955, to parents Beverly Irene Hollingsworth and Millard Francis “Buster” Rose. He passed away August 10th, 2014, after a hard-fought battle with cancer.
Dennis is survived by his wife Jennifer Harward Rose, his sons Ty, Christopher, and Kelly, his sisters Machelle “Shelly” Truby, Amy Marsden, and stepsister Sharon Umbarger, his brother Tom Schrader, and stepbrothers Mike Goodrich and Rod Goodrich, and his uncle David Isley.
As Dennis' sister Shelly would tell you… “From the beginning Dennis was a quiet and good-natured brother. He could sit in the yard for hours playing with blocks of scrap wood and a pile of dirt, turning it all into a little town and making up stories about the people who lived there. He grew up to be my best friend and confidant. I will forever miss my sweet brother, until we meet again.”
Dennis’ childhood was somewhat typical for a kid growing up and living in Eureka. He played army and cowboys in the gullies and gulches, rode his bicycle far too fast and crazy like all the other boys and he tussled with his sisters and brothers, all in great fun.
As a teenager, he loved fast hot rods and had the typical crushes on movie stars, hung posters on his bedroom walls, and struggled with keeping his room clean.
At the age of thirteen, on a summer visit to his father’s home in Oregon, it was discovered that Dennis had a heart murmur. Tests uncovered a defect in a valve in his heart that would need surgery to correct, so Dennis was admitted to St. Vincent Hospital in Portland for open heart surgery. The surgery was life changing for Dennis in that he was no longer able to play sports. Before the surgery, he was an avid baseball player and had dreams of growing and excelling in the sport. Those dreams were not to come true for him.
Though sports in general were not allowed, when he returned to Eureka, he set about trying to rehabilitate his body within the bounds of his doctor’s restrictions by studying martial arts. These skills fascinated him and he spent a lot of his time practicing techniques and studying the philosophies behind them..
After graduating from Eureka High School, Dennis set out seeking work and adventure. This path led him to many different places, commercial fishing off the Oregon and California coasts. He also worked for a time in Lake Tahoe as a chef prepared meals for a number of celebrities such as Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley.
Later Dennis worked managing oil exploration crews in many of the western states and all the way to Australia where he lived and worked for two years.
He eventually returned to Eureka and began working as a mechanical contractor, which became his profession. This work enabled him to be in contact with many people in the community. His reputation grew and flourished as he proved himself to be honest and dependable, helping others and giving generously of his time and talents.
One of Dennis’ favorite things to do was to help elder customers who were struggling to get by. And it was not uncommon for him to work holidays and weekends doing repairs for customers and then walking away after the job was complete without charging them anything. It brought him incredible joy to just give in this way.
In 1998, Dennis married the love of his life, Jennifer. They made a home together in Eureka and had two sons, Christopher and Ty. His family was the light of his life.
Dennis loved to make people smile. He would seek out the person that appeared unhappy and would make it his goal to make them smile, even if it took him a while and a bit of persistence to accomplish that goal. Jennifer told me that he was not above plying someone with countless smiley-faced sticky notes on their desk until they finally smiled at him and began to talk.
Dennis was actively involved in his church with youth groups and music ministries. Many of the community’s youth remember him as being patient and guiding. He spent many, many hours of his time taking youngsters and teens on camping and snow skiing adventures. He really enjoyed camping and fishing with his family and friends. He was a naturally talented artist and craftsman, making jewelry, building furniture, drawing and painting. And he was amazing with anything mechanical.
A man like Dennis cannot help but grow many friendships. Friendships grew through the music that he and many of his friends loved and friendships grew through the faith in God that he shared with others.
A good friend of Dennis, Pastor Bob Frawley, posted this on Facebook about Dennis:
“Dennis was the rock in the pond that caused positive ripples everywhere he went. Toss a rock of your own today in memory of Dennis. Those ripples lead to changes.”
Dennis is survived by his wife Jennifer Harward Rose, his sons Ty, Christopher, and Kelly, his sisters Machelle “Shelly” Truby, Amy Marsden, and stepsister Sharon Umbarger, his brother Tom Schrader, and stepbrothers Mike Goodrich and Rod Goodrich, and his uncle David Isley.
As Dennis' sister Shelly would tell you… “From the beginning Dennis was a quiet and good-natured brother. He could sit in the yard for hours playing with blocks of scrap wood and a pile of dirt, turning it all into a little town and making up stories about the people who lived there. He grew up to be my best friend and confidant. I will forever miss my sweet brother, until we meet again.”
Dennis’ childhood was somewhat typical for a kid growing up and living in Eureka. He played army and cowboys in the gullies and gulches, rode his bicycle far too fast and crazy like all the other boys and he tussled with his sisters and brothers, all in great fun.
As a teenager, he loved fast hot rods and had the typical crushes on movie stars, hung posters on his bedroom walls, and struggled with keeping his room clean.
At the age of thirteen, on a summer visit to his father’s home in Oregon, it was discovered that Dennis had a heart murmur. Tests uncovered a defect in a valve in his heart that would need surgery to correct, so Dennis was admitted to St. Vincent Hospital in Portland for open heart surgery. The surgery was life changing for Dennis in that he was no longer able to play sports. Before the surgery, he was an avid baseball player and had dreams of growing and excelling in the sport. Those dreams were not to come true for him.
Though sports in general were not allowed, when he returned to Eureka, he set about trying to rehabilitate his body within the bounds of his doctor’s restrictions by studying martial arts. These skills fascinated him and he spent a lot of his time practicing techniques and studying the philosophies behind them..
After graduating from Eureka High School, Dennis set out seeking work and adventure. This path led him to many different places, commercial fishing off the Oregon and California coasts. He also worked for a time in Lake Tahoe as a chef prepared meals for a number of celebrities such as Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley.
Later Dennis worked managing oil exploration crews in many of the western states and all the way to Australia where he lived and worked for two years.
He eventually returned to Eureka and began working as a mechanical contractor, which became his profession. This work enabled him to be in contact with many people in the community. His reputation grew and flourished as he proved himself to be honest and dependable, helping others and giving generously of his time and talents.
One of Dennis’ favorite things to do was to help elder customers who were struggling to get by. And it was not uncommon for him to work holidays and weekends doing repairs for customers and then walking away after the job was complete without charging them anything. It brought him incredible joy to just give in this way.
In 1998, Dennis married the love of his life, Jennifer. They made a home together in Eureka and had two sons, Christopher and Ty. His family was the light of his life.
Dennis loved to make people smile. He would seek out the person that appeared unhappy and would make it his goal to make them smile, even if it took him a while and a bit of persistence to accomplish that goal. Jennifer told me that he was not above plying someone with countless smiley-faced sticky notes on their desk until they finally smiled at him and began to talk.
Dennis was actively involved in his church with youth groups and music ministries. Many of the community’s youth remember him as being patient and guiding. He spent many, many hours of his time taking youngsters and teens on camping and snow skiing adventures. He really enjoyed camping and fishing with his family and friends. He was a naturally talented artist and craftsman, making jewelry, building furniture, drawing and painting. And he was amazing with anything mechanical.
A man like Dennis cannot help but grow many friendships. Friendships grew through the music that he and many of his friends loved and friendships grew through the faith in God that he shared with others.
A good friend of Dennis, Pastor Bob Frawley, posted this on Facebook about Dennis:
“Dennis was the rock in the pond that caused positive ripples everywhere he went. Toss a rock of your own today in memory of Dennis. Those ripples lead to changes.”
Dennis was born in Portland, Oregon, on December 22, 1955, to parents Beverly Irene Hollingsworth and Millard Francis “Buster” Rose. He passed away August 10th, 2014, after a hard-fought battle with cancer.
Dennis is survived by his wife Jennifer Harward Rose, his sons Ty, Christopher, and Kelly, his sisters Machelle “Shelly” Truby, Amy Marsden, and stepsister Sharon Umbarger, his brother Tom Schrader, and stepbrothers Mike Goodrich and Rod Goodrich, and his uncle David Isley.
As Dennis' sister Shelly would tell you… “From the beginning Dennis was a quiet and good-natured brother. He could sit in the yard for hours playing with blocks of scrap wood and a pile of dirt, turning it all into a little town and making up stories about the people who lived there. He grew up to be my best friend and confidant. I will forever miss my sweet brother, until we meet again.”
Dennis’ childhood was somewhat typical for a kid growing up and living in Eureka. He played army and cowboys in the gullies and gulches, rode his bicycle far too fast and crazy like all the other boys and he tussled with his sisters and brothers, all in great fun.
As a teenager, he loved fast hot rods and had the typical crushes on movie stars, hung posters on his bedroom walls, and struggled with keeping his room clean.
At the age of thirteen, on a summer visit to his father’s home in Oregon, it was discovered that Dennis had a heart murmur. Tests uncovered a defect in a valve in his heart that would need surgery to correct, so Dennis was admitted to St. Vincent Hospital in Portland for open heart surgery. The surgery was life changing for Dennis in that he was no longer able to play sports. Before the surgery, he was an avid baseball player and had dreams of growing and excelling in the sport. Those dreams were not to come true for him.
Though sports in general were not allowed, when he returned to Eureka, he set about trying to rehabilitate his body within the bounds of his doctor’s restrictions by studying martial arts. These skills fascinated him and he spent a lot of his time practicing techniques and studying the philosophies behind them..
After graduating from Eureka High School, Dennis set out seeking work and adventure. This path led him to many different places, commercial fishing off the Oregon and California coasts. He also worked for a time in Lake Tahoe as a chef prepared meals for a number of celebrities such as Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley.
Later Dennis worked managing oil exploration crews in many of the western states and all the way to Australia where he lived and worked for two years.
He eventually returned to Eureka and began working as a mechanical contractor, which became his profession. This work enabled him to be in contact with many people in the community. His reputation grew and flourished as he proved himself to be honest and dependable, helping others and giving generously of his time and talents.
One of Dennis’ favorite things to do was to help elder customers who were struggling to get by. And it was not uncommon for him to work holidays and weekends doing repairs for customers and then walking away after the job was complete without charging them anything. It brought him incredible joy to just give in this way.
In 1998, Dennis married the love of his life, Jennifer. They made a home together in Eureka and had two sons, Christopher and Ty. His family was the light of his life.
Dennis loved to make people smile. He would seek out the person that appeared unhappy and would make it his goal to make them smile, even if it took him a while and a bit of persistence to accomplish that goal. Jennifer told me that he was not above plying someone with countless smiley-faced sticky notes on their desk until they finally smiled at him and began to talk.
Dennis was actively involved in his church with youth groups and music ministries. Many of the community’s youth remember him as being patient and guiding. He spent many, many hours of his time taking youngsters and teens on camping and snow skiing adventures. He really enjoyed camping and fishing with his family and friends. He was a naturally talented artist and craftsman, making jewelry, building furniture, drawing and painting. And he was amazing with anything mechanical.
A man like Dennis cannot help but grow many friendships. Friendships grew through the music that he and many of his friends loved and friendships grew through the faith in God that he shared with others.
A good friend of Dennis, Pastor Bob Frawley, posted this on Facebook about Dennis:
“Dennis was the rock in the pond that caused positive ripples everywhere he went. Toss a rock of your own today in memory of Dennis. Those ripples lead to changes.”
Dennis is survived by his wife Jennifer Harward Rose, his sons Ty, Christopher, and Kelly, his sisters Machelle “Shelly” Truby, Amy Marsden, and stepsister Sharon Umbarger, his brother Tom Schrader, and stepbrothers Mike Goodrich and Rod Goodrich, and his uncle David Isley.
As Dennis' sister Shelly would tell you… “From the beginning Dennis was a quiet and good-natured brother. He could sit in the yard for hours playing with blocks of scrap wood and a pile of dirt, turning it all into a little town and making up stories about the people who lived there. He grew up to be my best friend and confidant. I will forever miss my sweet brother, until we meet again.”
Dennis’ childhood was somewhat typical for a kid growing up and living in Eureka. He played army and cowboys in the gullies and gulches, rode his bicycle far too fast and crazy like all the other boys and he tussled with his sisters and brothers, all in great fun.
As a teenager, he loved fast hot rods and had the typical crushes on movie stars, hung posters on his bedroom walls, and struggled with keeping his room clean.
At the age of thirteen, on a summer visit to his father’s home in Oregon, it was discovered that Dennis had a heart murmur. Tests uncovered a defect in a valve in his heart that would need surgery to correct, so Dennis was admitted to St. Vincent Hospital in Portland for open heart surgery. The surgery was life changing for Dennis in that he was no longer able to play sports. Before the surgery, he was an avid baseball player and had dreams of growing and excelling in the sport. Those dreams were not to come true for him.
Though sports in general were not allowed, when he returned to Eureka, he set about trying to rehabilitate his body within the bounds of his doctor’s restrictions by studying martial arts. These skills fascinated him and he spent a lot of his time practicing techniques and studying the philosophies behind them..
After graduating from Eureka High School, Dennis set out seeking work and adventure. This path led him to many different places, commercial fishing off the Oregon and California coasts. He also worked for a time in Lake Tahoe as a chef prepared meals for a number of celebrities such as Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley.
Later Dennis worked managing oil exploration crews in many of the western states and all the way to Australia where he lived and worked for two years.
He eventually returned to Eureka and began working as a mechanical contractor, which became his profession. This work enabled him to be in contact with many people in the community. His reputation grew and flourished as he proved himself to be honest and dependable, helping others and giving generously of his time and talents.
One of Dennis’ favorite things to do was to help elder customers who were struggling to get by. And it was not uncommon for him to work holidays and weekends doing repairs for customers and then walking away after the job was complete without charging them anything. It brought him incredible joy to just give in this way.
In 1998, Dennis married the love of his life, Jennifer. They made a home together in Eureka and had two sons, Christopher and Ty. His family was the light of his life.
Dennis loved to make people smile. He would seek out the person that appeared unhappy and would make it his goal to make them smile, even if it took him a while and a bit of persistence to accomplish that goal. Jennifer told me that he was not above plying someone with countless smiley-faced sticky notes on their desk until they finally smiled at him and began to talk.
Dennis was actively involved in his church with youth groups and music ministries. Many of the community’s youth remember him as being patient and guiding. He spent many, many hours of his time taking youngsters and teens on camping and snow skiing adventures. He really enjoyed camping and fishing with his family and friends. He was a naturally talented artist and craftsman, making jewelry, building furniture, drawing and painting. And he was amazing with anything mechanical.
A man like Dennis cannot help but grow many friendships. Friendships grew through the music that he and many of his friends loved and friendships grew through the faith in God that he shared with others.
A good friend of Dennis, Pastor Bob Frawley, posted this on Facebook about Dennis:
“Dennis was the rock in the pond that caused positive ripples everywhere he went. Toss a rock of your own today in memory of Dennis. Those ripples lead to changes.”
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