Dennis William Baclig

Dennis is survived by his wife Corina Macapagal, and his four children, Maddex, Mason, Dennis, Tiffany, and his parents and three brothers.

Dennis will be remembered in many ways, but more so with how he treated his loved ones and people around him. These are the memories that will be cherished and talked about for years to come. Instead of writing about Dennis’s accomplishments and life story I would rather share what loved ones will remember of him because these are the stories that will stay in our hearts.

Dennis always liked to look nice and clean cut. As kids, every morning he would always blow dry and hairspray his hair because it had to be perfectly done. As a stylist, I had a fear of doing fades, but Dennis encouraged me to conquer my fear and allow me to practice on him. At times, his haircut turned out crooked, but he never complained or get it fixed. He would tell me “Bell, I love it” and this act may sound trivial, but it meant the world to me.

Dennis was the stylist in our family. He will be remembered as the first person to start Levi’s cool haircuts and many after that. He always took pride with the kids looking their best.

There were a lot of great times we shared from family vacations to our numerous holiday parties to our endless monthly birthday dinners. Dennis made a point to greet everyone regardless if it’s a first time meet or familiar faces with a hug. It’s weird because way back in time this kind of act made Dennis very uncomfortable, but over the years he embraced it and taught his boys the importance of showing respect.

Football was one of Dennis greatest passion. He researched days before the draft day and watch ESPN 24/7 before completing his fantasy roster. He loved the game whether watching it on TV or just watching his nephews play or playing Madden for hours with family and friends. Family dinners during the fall and winter consists of Dennis arguing with his brother in law of who’s NFL bay area team is better, 49ers or the Raiders.

Dennis was overprotective and at times extremely annoying when it came to family and loved ones. A simple food run to Albertos turned into craziness because “muscle man” had to put a crazy guy in check for being disrespectful. There are tons of stories of “muscle man” that you can ask anyone from his family and each one will be able to come up with different stories. But all the little nephews and nieces gravitated towards him because they felt safe and secured. Dennis is a “ninong” to all of them and it was a role he took with all seriousness. So he always made a point that no little ones felt left out and he would rotate on which kid got to go on special outings with his family.

To the older nephews and nieces Uncle Dennis will be remembered as the uncle who gave advices opposite of their parents. He was the competitive uncle who loved to make bets whether playing Madden, who can swim the fastest, run the fastest, you name it he’ll make a bet out of it. By the way, it’s how Maddex was named because Corina lost a bet with Dennis. He was the uncle who will let you drive his car and practice without a license. He was the uncle who loved to play pranks especially on Halloween. He went as far as hiding a walkie talkie in the boys’ room and make “oooooohhhhh” sounds throughout the night to freak them out. No one was safe when Dennis played his pranks, young or old. To emphasize this point, he would even play a prank on his 2-year old just to see if he scares easily,

Dennis’s work ethics to provide for his family, his fatherly love towards his kids and his patience with our sister who he adored (who we all know can be stubborn) radiated from him. Many can attest that Dennis always did his best to make her happy thru simple gestures. He would apologize even if it wasn’t his fault. He would dance to Poker face in front of family and friends to win the game for her. He would make midnight runs to satisfy her sweet tooth cravings. He would go to Victoria Secret to return something for her. He would eat her terrible cooking and say “Babe it’s delicious.” Above all he knew how much she believed in God and he tried several churches before finding his home church. At North Coast Church he felt welcomed along with flaws and all. He never felt judge. It was a struggle to apply the principles, but he tried. It didn’t hurt that he was able to buy a sandwich from the Café and listen to the sermon and eat at the same time. This was his Sunday ritual that people at the Café knew his name and order. It was North Coast that pushed him to buy his own Bible and when he was having a rather difficult day he would read the Word.

His cheesy smile. His big infectious smile. Thinking of his smile will always make us smile and it is then we realize how much he will be missed.

The viewing will be held at Eternal Hills on Friday September 2, 2016 from 5:00PM to 9:00PM. Also, the funeral will be held on Saturday September 3, 2016 at 10:00AM. To celebrate his life with family and friends, the reception will be held at 1054 Boulderview Dr., Oceanside, CA 92057 at 6:00PM.