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This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Dennis "DAN" Gordon, 68 years old, born on October 21, 1942, and passed away on July 27, 2011. We will remember him forever.
October 22, 2023
October 22, 2023
Happy Heavenly Birthday Boompa, hope you are playing cards of telling one of your wing dinger stories! You little great granddaughter is so beautiful, wish you could see her and what an amazing g mom and dad she has, we are so greatful to be known as G-Ma and G-Pa!
July 27, 2023
July 27, 2023
Hey Boompa, we miss you and wish you were here to celebrate our new grandbaby, and watch Capri grow up and blossom. The boys miss you terribly and Liz wishes she could have met you. Keep watching over us and just know Skip and I are taking care of our Booma for you!!
December 23, 2022
December 23, 2022
Merry Christmas Boompa. I was thinking about you & wanted to let you know , I love you and continue to miss you every day .
October 21, 2022
October 21, 2022
Happy Heavenly Birthday Boompa, you are missed and thought of often! Hope you all are having fun up there playing cards Aunt Doe, Uncle Art, Grampy and Pegi! Probably have some killer games going on! Hope you can see and be proud of our family. Until we see you again, love you!
July 28, 2022
July 28, 2022
Celebrating Boompa style, road trip to Phoenix, you are missed and loved so much! ❤️ Keep watching over all of us , your grandkids and Skipper will make you so proud! I am in awe of the legacy we are all building together and working so hard for! Hope you are proud of all we are doing and done! Booma is getting settled into her new adventure in Arizona. We miss you! Wish you could have spent time with Capri, you would have so much fun! I don't see any Christmas lights, where. Lol! And oh boy she doesn't like to lose at games so monopoly wars begin! Until we meet again in Heaven!
July 27, 2022
July 27, 2022
Boompa you've been gone 11 long years & I miss you just as much as the first year.  I hope you can see the great lives our grandchildren have made for themselves. I love you always.
July 29, 2019
July 29, 2019
Sorry I am late with my post Boompa, but it's been a busy weekend living everyday to the fullest just like you would want us to do! Just like you asked we got Booma no matter what and your Grandkids too! Our li es are different without you, but they are full as well! We wish you were here to share in the special moments and will never ever forget how much you loved your family! 
October 21, 2018
October 21, 2018
Hi Boompa, love and miss you today, tomorrow and forever until we see you again! Happy Heavenly Birthday, I hope you can see what amazing Grandchildren you have and what a great son Skip is and how much he is like you!
October 21, 2018
October 21, 2018
Happy birthday big brother. I miss you more each day. You'd be so proud of your kids and grandkids. They are grown up and taking such good care of themselves. Skip is so much like you it's almost scary sometimes. Steven is still working on his dreams.  I love you so much.
August 7, 2018
August 7, 2018
Hey Boompa
Well I'd like to tell yout uh at I miss all your little weird things you said and did, but since I live with your clone, those things I still get to enjoy?! But your presence is what we miss the most, the kids are so amazing and I could not be prouder, you wod be too! Some Amazing Grandchildren I made you. You are welcome....haha, anyway keep an eye on those boys for me since they are out on their own, love you until we meet again
July 28, 2017
July 28, 2017
Hey Boompa, we never stop missing you and laughing at how much Skip is like you! The boys talk about you all the time ! We are grateful you are watching over and protecting us all! Much love and watching especially over your Grandsons!
October 26, 2015
October 26, 2015
We all miss you everyday Booma, but especially your Grandkids and Booma! Hope you can see what great young me they turned out to be and hope much Skipper has morphed into you! Until we see you again Happy Birthday in Heaven
July 29, 2015
July 29, 2015
Dan, the years just seem like days sometimes, because it seems like just last week we were having dinner at the ranch and looking at the horses.  You are in my thoughts and my heart always big brother. I love you and miss you.
July 27, 2015
July 27, 2015
It's been 4 long years since you've been gone, you are missed and thought of everyday! We hope you are having fun up there playing cards with the gang! And spending time with your Mom! I am sure you are loving that! You got some amazing Grandsons here, I hope you are keeping an eye on them, they love and miss you very much! Until we meet again!
July 20, 2015
July 20, 2015
Dan, I miss you so much. Soon you will be gone four years and some days it seems like yesterday and others an eternity.  So often I just want to sit and talk with my big brother so please know how much I love you and I miss you
June 8, 2015
June 8, 2015
Still missing you every day. I pray that you are in heaven!  Brush up on that spade game!  Love you!!!
October 22, 2013
October 22, 2013
Another year goes by without you here to celebrate your Birthday with us! You would be so proud of the boys! We miss you and Booma is right on the TV shows, we really think you are one of the characters on one of them! I hope you are enjoying Heaven, keep watching over the boys and keep them safe ! We miss you!!! Until we all meet again!
July 30, 2013
July 30, 2013
It was a picture perfect San Diego Saturday at Mission Bay. It was two years exactly to the day of my dad's passing that I was finally able to get his boat back on the water. I really wish that he could have been there driving the boat as that was what he really wanted. I sure do miss him and there is a not a day that goes by without me thinking of him. I love you Dad! 07/27/2013
July 27, 2013
July 27, 2013
Today marks two years since you left us, thank you for watching over us. We all miss your goofy personality and smile! I think the boys miss you more than anyone! Honestly they never play Monopoly anymore! Love you and hope you know that we do our best to take care of Booma for you! We may not have you here on earth, but your forever in our hearts!
October 21, 2012
October 21, 2012
Hey Boompa, Happy Birthday! Hope you know how much you are loved and missed by the family! Game nights are fun, but just not the same for the boys! I hope you are having an amazing card game up there with Uncle Art, Grampy and Aunt Doe! I can only imagine all of you together again. Keep watching out for the boys and keep them safe!
July 19, 2012
July 19, 2012
Hey Boompa, It's been 4 years since Richie left us and almost a year since you have been gone. Your Son's and Grandson's miss you more than you will ever know! I hope you are having a good time up there with Rich, Your mom, Grampy and my Grandma. Lots of your family up there so you probably have a pretty good game of cards or monopoly going up there. The boys miss that! Love you Sheri
March 13, 2012
March 13, 2012
Hi Boompa, Its been several months since you have been gone and so many times we have thought of you! Skip and I are down at Padre Spring Training enjoying our time and remembering our trips to Yuma Spring Training. Love you and miss you! The boys sure miss you alot too! All the time, Monopoly just isn't the same without you!
July 30, 2011
July 30, 2011
Boompa, you will be missed everyday! You were an amazing Grandfather to our Children! We laugh, cried and have so many amazing memories with you! I hope you know how much you were loved! Hope you are having a cold Dr. Pepper with God right now, with a big smile on your face!
July 30, 2011
July 30, 2011
Whenever I think of Dan I will always think of milk soup. Several Christmas's ago I made it for the first time for him, per his sisters request. I had no clue what I was doing. Sure enough he loved it, it put a smile on his face. Everytime after that he would say hey "got soup"?

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October 22, 2023
October 22, 2023
Happy Heavenly Birthday Boompa, hope you are playing cards of telling one of your wing dinger stories! You little great granddaughter is so beautiful, wish you could see her and what an amazing g mom and dad she has, we are so greatful to be known as G-Ma and G-Pa!
July 27, 2023
July 27, 2023
Hey Boompa, we miss you and wish you were here to celebrate our new grandbaby, and watch Capri grow up and blossom. The boys miss you terribly and Liz wishes she could have met you. Keep watching over us and just know Skip and I are taking care of our Booma for you!!
December 23, 2022
December 23, 2022
Merry Christmas Boompa. I was thinking about you & wanted to let you know , I love you and continue to miss you every day .
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My father-the greatest man I've ever known

July 30, 2011

He will eternally be remembered as an honorable and very likeable man, loving and devoted husband, caring and wise father, magical grandfather, loving and protective brother, supportive and helpful uncle, and genuinely a terrific and knowledgeable friend, mentor, coach, leader and entrepreneur.

Known to most as Boompa or Dan, he was the most loving, respected, caring, unselfish, giving, honest, helpful, wise, friendly, hard working, easy going, understanding,forgiving, patient, compassionate,extraordinary perfect example of a human being.

He was an honorable and proud ex-marine that came from very humble beginnings and was never handed anything but earned everything that he had in life by doing it for himself. Other than smoking cigarettes, he had no vices with any evil things such as drinking, drugs, gambling, womanizing, or any kind of wrongdoings.

An honest and true great man that never had nor leaves behind any enemies. Everyone who knew him liked and cared about him. He could make strangers feel as if they were family as he often demonstrated this by inviting those less fortunate and in need into the family home to become part of the family.

He was an old-school gentleman that truly believed in, lived by, and stood for the highest of family values. As an excellent provider for his family, he did whatever it took to raise his family in the best environment possible in order to steer them in the right direction and away from trouble. He was an absolutely extraordinary man that was married only once, for 47 years and counting, to the true love of his life and pillar of his entire existence. He will forever be revered and cherished as an upstanding role model by his two sons. He was a loving and protective big brother as well as a magical and proud grandfather and uncle. Not to be left unrecognized, he was by far and unparalleled, the greatest master, best friend, and trainer of numerous one-of-a-kind dogs starting with Captain right on through to Sandi.

Overall, he was the most generous and compassionate friend, 2nd dad, and even co-worker that was always accepting of anyone needing a hand up. He was always the most giving, understanding, accepting, and all around good guy to all friends, friends of the family, in-laws, and all branches of his extended family.

"Trust Me!" he was the greatest salesman that I've ever known. He mastered the art of working hard to not work hard. As a career salesman that was never afraid to the newest get rich quick scheme, he will be forever famous for instilling the theories of "Don't use the shovel, sell the shovel", "you never know how far someone will jump until you goose them a little", and of course, "There's an ass for every seat". From the man that could never see any Christmas lights, he never missed a car that he had sold or a set of beige and Barcelona brown awnings that would match any house!

HE ALWAYS HAS BEEN AND ALWAYS WILL BE MY HERO!

I LOVE YOU DAD!

Christmas with Boompa

July 30, 2011

When Shane and Shawn were growing up we spent most every Christmas with Boompa and Booma!  Booma always loved the Christmas lights and so we would very often go around town to look at them.  But it never failed that Boompa couldn't see them...well not totally true..He could see them but he would just tell the boys he couldn't see them.  They would point at where they were and he would pretend like he couldn't see them...they boys just kept trying to show him where there were at...It was so funny!  The boys played this game with Boompa every Christmas for many years...well till they realized that Bompa could really see them...Thanks for loving my boys so much Boompa!

 

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