Darrell Roy Dennis

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Darrell Roy Dennis

<p>Darrell Roy Dennis was born February 23, 1958, in Dos Palos, California, to Robert and Helen</p><p>Dennis. He was the youngest of 4 children. He went to be with Jesus on April 27, 2025,</p><p>following a massive heart attack on February 11th and a couple of months of trying his best to</p><p>fully recover.</p><p><br></p><p>Darrell graduated from Maryvale High School in 1976, was married soon afterwards, and then</p><p>went to Nazarene Bible College in Colorado for a year. He returned to Phoenix due to a</p><p>complicated pregnancy. His first daughter, Joy, was born in 1977, and her twin was miscarried.</p><p>Another daughter, Jill, was born in 1981. His wife left, and they were divorced in 1988. He met</p><p>Lisa Henson at Faith Chapel Church of the Nazarene, and they married June 3, 1989. Lisa had a</p><p>daughter named Katie who was born in 1983. Darrell and Lisa promptly cross-adopted each</p><p>other’s kids and had 2 more kids—Matthew in 1990 and Amy in 1992—and the family was</p><p>complete.</p><p><br></p><p>Darrell worked a few different jobs in his younger years, then began his career in IT. He worked</p><p>for Honeywell for 12 years until they moved their operations back east. He worked for</p><p>PCS/PDS/Walsh America (they kept changing their name) for 9 years and then began working at</p><p>Arizona Public Service in preparation for Y2K and stayed for 20 years. He and his wife Lisa</p><p>retired together from APS in 2020, just in time to do home projects during COVID. He was</p><p>always extremely active at his church, Turning Leaf Church of the Nazarene: heading up</p><p>hospitality; serving on the church board, building and finishing committees; cleaning; and</p><p>volunteering at events. He also loved traveling with his wife, spending time at their cabin in</p><p>Prescott, and most of all spending time with their kids and grandkids, attending all of their</p><p>activities, playing games, and having family dinners.</p><p><br></p><p>Darrell was known for his servant’s heart. He loved to cook for and feed people, making them</p><p>feel welcomed and loved both at his home and at his church. He had a gift of anticipating what</p><p>people might want or need, and then he would work miracles to provide it. He was great at</p><p>decorating and making things look beautiful too. His weddings and parties and Christmas</p><p>decorating were legendary. He was also known for his love for his family and friends and</p><p>showered us with good food, thoughtful gifts, awesome hugs, and a great smile and sense of</p><p>humor. He loved being a grandpa/papa and a dad and felt that the Lord had blessed him</p><p>beyond measure.</p><p><br></p><p>Darrell is survived by his wife of 35 years, Lisa Dennis, his daughter Amy (Cody) Abrahamson, his</p><p>son Matthew (Joni) Dennis, his daughter Katie (Jon) Manning, his daughter Jill (Tom) Saillant,</p><p>and his daughter Joy Dennis. He is also survived by 11 beautiful grandchildren: Micah, Josiah,</p><p>Riley, &amp; Emma Abrahamson; Jackson, Oliver, &amp; Isaiah Dennis; Julian &amp; Elliott Manning; and</p><p>Keira &amp; Kylee Saillant. He is also survived by his sister Cheryl (Ronnie) Chapman, his sister</p><p>Yvonne (Forrie) Wilcox, and his brother Wesley (Sandi “Jane”) Dennis and many nieces and</p><p>nephews. Darrell was predeceased by his parents Robert &amp; Helen Dennis.</p><p><br></p><p>A celebration of life service will be held on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. at:</p><p><br></p><p>Turning Leaf Church of the Nazarene</p><p>5800 N. Litchfield Rd.</p><p>Litchfield Park, AZ&nbsp; 85340</p><p>A dinner featuring “Darrell’s” Mexican food to follow<br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at:<br></p><p><br></p><p>Resthaven Park Cemetery</p><p>6450 W. Northern Ave.</p><p>Glendale, AZ&nbsp; 85301</p><p><br></p><p>All are welcome to attend either or both services. In lieu of flowers, donations to Turning Leaf</p><p>Church’s Building Fund in Darrell’s memory are welcome.</p>
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For my brother in Christ. A Rare find, a close friend all my life. I count myself lucky that this man would be there for me. Blarb
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May 12, 2025

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May 10, 2025

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Darrell you are true blessing. We will see you again and God shall wipe away our tears, no sickness, no pain and no death. We love you see you later.