I had the pleasure of working with Dean. He was always cheerful and had a smile for everyone. He will be deeply missed here.

Dear Barb, I am so sorry for your loss! I will forever have fond memories for you and your family. Dean had a very big heart and will truly be missed.

I will always remember Dean as one of my dearest friends. Knowing him throughout my childhood and adult life has been a real gift! To my dearest friend Denise, my heart goes out to you, sending you hugs and prayers. please know, I am always here for you.

Our love was perfect. Unconditional. We were best friends and soulmates. We were together for 20 years and married for almost 9 months. He was taken far too soon. I will miss him until the day I die and we can be together again ❤️💔

My memories of Dean are many, as we would stand outside and chat on an almost weekly basis. His heart of kindness was very clear to me, and he always ended our talks with a pat on the chest, a smile, and a "see you later". Here's to you Dean - may God welcome you into his presence.

I'll miss you, but I know you're smiling down on all of us right now. Denise, my heart goes out to you in this moment. May you be comforted by the words of all who knew Dean, and the memory of him that will endure.

We also liked to talk a lot, about politics, about spirituality, about cars, about history, about whatever was on our minds at the moment, while watching World War II documentaries, and more recently, car restoration videos on YouTube (especially Simon Fordman). He especially liked to talk a lot while watching videos and documentaries. And of course, we talked a lot about the documentaries and videos themselves while we were watching them, like a running commentary.

(😎… com’on…tell ‘em about the rubber ball talk) Dean and I also loved to banter back-and-forth pretending we were a couple of rubber balls with high-pitched voices. (this always brought out a different side of us) In fact, back in the day during the 2000s, we actually each had a rubber ball (which I got and left over at his place). Though we long since got rid of the balls, we kept up the banter through the years nevertheless. Though it was something that I originally got him into, he recently wanted me (before he fell sick) to acquire a couple of new rubber balls so that we could banter back and forth with them while we were over at my place or his place watching documentaries and videos.

One of the last things he said to me was “Bud, I look forward to the day when we will be chowing down on Pizza again.“ I’m sure we will be chowing down on Pizza again Bud, when we meet again on the other side😇😇. (Eph 3:20,21)
But hold the anchovies.

Denise and Barb, we are so sorry for the loss of your husband and brother, Dean. It is very hard to realize that he is gone now. Don and I will miss his phone calls and getting together with him. He was our "buddy"! Lila and Don

I have known Dean since 1997 when we were both adult motor carriers for the Seattle Times. I have told him that if he ever wanted to know what a stand-up comedian looks like before he or she becomes famous, to look in the mirror. He was that funny. He was also great at comebacks. Around 2000, when I and other carrier leaders were trying to organize carriers for the Seattle Times and the Seattle P-I, upon being told that “he’s a pussy“ for not being more active in trying to organize the carriers, he replied “at least I’m a realistic pussy“ (the organization effort failed). I always thought that was hilarious! We also loved watching World War II documentaries while eating pizza together through the years. I will miss him.😩 I have submitted a photo under “media“ showing me and him taken together back in 2020 (hence the masks). I’m in the foreground holding the camera and Dean is in the background.