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| Dennis Soard | |
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| Kenneth, Shawna, Dennis, Elsie, Pamela & Richard with Edward & Tammy in the front. Renewal of Dennis & Elsie's wedding vows. | |
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| Dennis usually had his laptop, working on computer programming for his job on base | |
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| The Soards always had a handful of cats (usually about four). At onetime that had a small poodle Thatcher. | |
| Pinochle Saturday dinners | |
| For years we would alternate Saturday night Dinner/Pinochle between our homes. We even resumed for a while after a fairly long hiatus. Dennis would bring a six pack of Miller to our house and leave it on the kitchen counter rather than put it in the refrigerator. (I don't like warm beer but I assumed for him it had probably originated in Viet Nam or maybe Saudi) |  |
| For the last 8 years of his life Dennis abstained from alcohol. Cigarettes also went by the wayside for the fight against Emphysema | |
| The Gold Canyon Christian Fellowship & Soard Christmas Parties | |
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Dennis & Elsie ran the Gold
Canyon Church in a lower income area neighborhood for some years.
I know it was running in 2002. I remember they got
chastised one time for leaving an uninvited care package at one of the
neighborhood front doorsteps. I believe most the neighbors who got similar
help appreciated it. They had wanted me to paint some religious murals
for them but I've been in a painting block for 20 years now. (About 10
or less back then) Elsie was ordained as a minister. Although I'm not
religious and never attended their services I heard Dennis sat in the
back working on his laptop. Dennis was always working. I did contribute financially
to their efforts at Gold Canyon. For many years there was the Soard Christmas party. Most the people were family or co-workers and their spouses. They would always have rather intricate games for the attendees to locate the gifts from Dennis & Elsie. Gifts usually were either Dennis's woodwork creations or Elsie's handiwork, which included afghans, quilts and various other croquet or knitting type creations. They were both very talented |
| Besides being a work-a-holic he enjoyed working with exotic pieces of wood. He would combine his lath and other techniques to turn out exquisite pieces which he would give away, usually as Christmas gifts. For years that was one of his only escape form work until Larry Turner got him fishing again. We went camping with the Soards once up to Tinnemaha which was one of Dennis's fishing areas up US 395. We also went to Laughlin and stayed at the Colorado Bell. We managed to get to the Bull Riding semi finals in Laughlin as well as down to the London Bridge in Lake Havasu. | |
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| Dennis brought a lot of business to Echo Range as well as improve their products. | Dennis taught both young and old |
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| Dennis died on February 20th 2015 at the age of 63 | |
| What I published to a Facebook group for Data System Technicians
(DS) which was the Navy rate to which I had belonged. Most had dealings with
Sperry Univac equipment and I thought some may have had dealings with
Dennis. (Also placed on another DS web site)
Dennis Soard died today
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| Dennis's Obituary as published in the Ridgecrest Daily Independent 2/26/15 | |
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| Dennis did turn me on to some good artwork When he first got to Ridgecrest | |
| Back to Recently Most Pictures from CaringBridge.org posted by Elsie Soard during Dennis's final days | |
