When I see you photo, it makes me smile! You were one of a kind and always part of our family. Blessed to have known you! Rest in Peace!

Thinking of you today and saying "happy heavenly birthday" to the best of the Greeks! You were a fantastic son-in-law and much loved by the whole family. Dean, you may be gone, but not forgotten.

Happy birthday Dean, each year we laugh, talk, and celebrate your day and feel thankful for good times we had with you and Katherine. You may be gone from this earth but certainly not forgotten. Praise God that He saw fit to place you in our lives.

Miss you every moment of every day. We all do.

Seven years. I miss you so much Dean. I wish you were with Connie, Joan, and me. You are still such a big part of our lives. We hate ALS. We hate what this did to our family. Your passing altered our lives forever. The loss never leaves us. It never will.

Memory Eternal love of my life.

Happy Birthday Dean, you are much loved and missed by so many....you brought great joy and laughter to our family. Thanks for being “the one-the only” Dean.

I love and miss Dean every day! May his memory be eternal

This past weekend we did a trip to Northern California —Much of what we saw brought Dean to mind as he loved to live, hike and bike in that area. Traveled some roads he and Katherine had shared and revived those happy days. Dean is so missed, so loved and forever in our hearts and family.

I remember co-hosting KIXE membership drives with Dean. His belief in the goodness of the North State community was clear, obvious and inspiring. ~Chris Verrill

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PThH_7NFHHo

My handsome Greek son in law---you gave so much to our family and the gift of laughter was one of the greatest. Think of you often and miss the sound of your "radio" voice. Know you are always close in our hearts.
Mom B

Dean would've been 53 today. As missed as ever.

Remembering...
  Dean loved the geat outdoors....he loved getting to the highest peaks, knew all their names and altitudes. When Katherine came along he found the perfect mate. I loved hearing the wilderness esp mountain biking stories. (I didn't know he kept her bike in shape for her when they were dating) Katherine shared some of this at Dean's memorial gathering.
  I remember how happy Dean was to be with us all for the holidays after he had moved away. He wanted to help me wash my "special" dishes...handling them like treasures with his big hands. And loved playing Kings Reverse card games with Granpa and Grandma (ultra serious cardplayers) If his friends called during the games he said he could not go, that was so good. We will always miss the special person he was.

Happy Heaven birthday Dean. Thinking of you today with a few tears but more smiles and laughs. The first weekend we met, a Thanksgiving holiday I think, we all played a song lyric game. You kicked everyone's butts thanks to your AM radio time. Also recall watching some really bad movies with you and enjoying your expressions and comments more than the movie. Thank you for the love you share with our family and put in a good word for us with The Big Guy. So happy your pain has ended and your eternal life has begun.

Thinking of you in your Heavenly home and thanking God for your life--what an amazing effect you had /still have/ on people. Born with the gift of great friendship and open love. You are an original and your life has so greatly influenced our family in the best of ways. Katherine & Dean, a great pair meant for each other. With love and prayers to you and yours.

Another holiday without Dean. WWII movies, jazz & the perfect spot to watch fireworks. You are missed.

Thinking of Dean especially today, all the memories...I am wondering what his opinions would be on what is happening in the world, our own country and indeed our own family. He had such a sense of humor, so unique. And was very serious and thoughtful about the things he cared about deeply. Wish he could have seen all the places I have been fortunate enough to visit, he would have loved it.

Two years ago we said our goodbyes but you remain a part of our everyday life. What a guy's guy you were, flexing those muscles, power lifting, being a prankster...But you were equally soft and kind and funny when needed....for you it was about making people feel appreciated and happy...inserting humor when ever you could.  The memories of you do not fade but do become dearer to me as time goes by--I wish for one more day but -- I will wait for eternity to spend that with you and our other loved ones.

Oh Dean-o, I miss you smiling face and great sense of humor--many times I think of you and say to myself "Dean would love this." So young man, you remain close in our hearts and thank you for loving and caring for Katherine for all those years. What a team you two were! Give her a boost when she needs it--I know you are "all seeing", dancing, laughing and eating and enjoying all heavenly things! So say a prayer for those of us you left behind and we look forward to seeing you in eternity!

I love you and I miss you so much

We all love Dean more than ever! May his memory be eternal. Only happy memories!

Here we are at the beginning of June. Great strides are taking place with ALS research! The Dean Adraktas Fund for ALS
http://community.als.net/deanadraktasfund is at $38,223.00! Thank you to everyone who contributed and plans on contributing in the future!!! GOD BLESS!

The Dean Adraktas fund is at $32,883.00
Thank you contributors!  Please keep Dean in your prayers!

The Dean Adraktas fund is at $37,723.00
We'd like to see it at $50,000.00 by the end of 2015. 

Please help us make this goal. This disease will keep taking the lives of people we love unless we commit money to research.

Please Please donate something today

http://community.als.net/deanadraktasfund

I miss you more with each passing day. Truly, you were my better half! I love you more than ever.

Two candles lit in churches in Loreto, Mexico in celebration of having the greatest brother ever...

I'm not a huge poetry buff, but I always adored this poem. I'd occasionally read it aloud to Dean, as it always made him smile. Then he would crack a joke and we'd proceed with our day..

It's by Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672)

To My Dear And Loving Husband

If ever two were one, then surely we.
If ever man were loved by wife, then thee.
If ever wife was happy in a man,
Compare with me, ye women if you can.
I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold,
Or all the riches that the East doth hold.
My love is such that rivers cannot quench,
Nor ought but love from thee give recompense.
Thy love is such I can no way repay;
The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray.
Then while we live, in love let’s so persever,
That when we live no more, we may live ever.

Isn't that lovely? I miss you Dean.

October 23rd 2014. It's been two months since Dean fell asleep in the Lord. I'm happy he left such a marvelous legacy for all of us to draw upon. I have so many wonderful, warm memories; it keeps me smiling throughout the day. I hear his voice as clearly now as I always did. May his memory be eternal.

Oh brother where art thou? I know you are in heaven with angels and fabulous colors and things we can't fathom. But that doesn't make me miss you with an ache that is constant and heavy. I feel closest to you when I hold on to the green cross I got at your church and pray. I hope you hear me.... Veeeek

I met Dean at a Halloween party while in college. He was dressed as the Terminator-he looked just liked Arnold! He played the part perfectly; in fact I don't think he ever took off his terminator glasses. Blessings to you and your family, he was a fun-spirited man and he will be missed.

21 days ago, Dean was freed of ALS; yet is continuously, acutely missed with each passing moment. When I think about Dean throughout the day, I stop and pray. I'm closest to Dean when in prayer. God, please bless and love Dean.

Dean,
I only met you once, but you left an indelible mark upon me. I am so sorry I didn't get to see you again before you left. I guess I just assumed that someone as full of life as you would just be there whenever I got myself back to California and was lucky enough to meet up with you and Katherine again. 

I'm sorry I didn't make it. Katherine - I"m sorry to you, too. When you're ready, I would love to see you again and catch up. Thinking of you,

Rachael

Happy early 16th Wedding Anniversary Dean. I am with you now as much as ever. I am praying (or attempting to) without ceasing. I love you and I miss you so much.

Luke 11 v. 9
9 “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Luke 12 v. 8
8 “I tell you, whoever acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man will also acknowledge him before the angels of God. 9 But he who disowns me before men will be disowned before the angels of God.
Luke 21 v. 27
27 At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift your heads because your redemption is drawing near.”
John 3 v. 16
16: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 6 v 35
35 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.
John 11 v 25
25 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.”
John 12 v 25
25 “The man who lives his life will lose it, while the man who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.”
John 14 v 6
6 Jesus answered: “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the father except through me. “
John 20 v 29
29 Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
Acts 17 v 31
For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all by raising him from the dead.
Romans 6 v 23
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 10 v 9
If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
1 Peter 5 v 4
And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
2 Corinthians 5 v 10
For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
1 John 4 v 15-16
If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. 16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.
Deuteronomy 6 v 4

Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Philippians 4 v 3
I can do all this through him who gives me strength.
Proverbs 3 v 34
He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.