When we are young we feel immortal.  Now our bones are getting old. When my family moved to Covina, Dennis was one of my best friends.  The first time I ever tried to dance with a girl was at Dennis' Birthday Party.  Dennis was always a swimmer.  We went to Gladstone St. School in the 7th and 8th grade.   I spent almost the entire Summer at his house because he had a swimming pool.  He ha a big steel school slide into the pool.  I remember that because I caught the end of it while sliding head first and chipped a tooth.  It's still chipped though I have had it repaired several times.  I remember Dennis as always being a happy person with a great smile and a willing sense of humor.  Nancy was also a friend of mine at GHS and I remember how delighted I was when I found out they had married.  Two special people with a very special relationship.  I also remember when I was a Boy Scout.  My Troop wasn't going to Camp Cherry Valley one year on Catalina Island and I wanted to go.  I found out his Troop was going and my Dad (He was my Scoutmaster) arranged for me to go with Dennis'  Troop.  Turned out to be one of the best memories of my childhood.  Lots of other memories from GHS but mostly I remember how proud of him I was when he became an All American Swimmer.  I don't cry very often but when I got this news it made me feel very melancholy.  I will miss the team of Dennis and Nancy Merrick forever.  But I will never forget Dennis and my heart goes out with love and respect to Nancy and the entire Merrick Family.  Goodbye dear friend.

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Dennis Robert Merrick

25 diciembre, 1944 – 10 julio, 2018

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