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Missing You!

August 10, 2022
Today marks 15 years since you left us and my heart hurts knowing I never got to say goodbye to you. I wish I could see you and talk to you one more time. You will always be in my heart and missing you is so hard. See you one day sweet soul. Meanwhile, wait for me! My heart, the love of my life! 

Happy Heavenly Birthday!

June 14, 2021

Happy Heavenly Birthday!

 
How I wished you were here to wish a Happy Birthday to in person Sweet Soul.
Know you have always been and will forever be loved with all of my heart.
How I miss you! Much Love Always!

Talons birthday party

August 30, 2014

Well dad we are going to the park for another birthday I know you are with us I feel you more some days then others. We need you with us today help us remember that we are family. I'll be thinking about you dad. I wish you could have seen talon and June bug and tarver Ty has the boys training. They are little but Ty does real good with them. I love you dad!!! 


Me again

August 28, 2014

I need you dad! I miss you so much and I know I'm being selfish cause you are in a better place. Well this story not so good. I still need you dad love you

Favorite

August 22, 2014

Probably my favorite pic of my dad it was taken by a man name Leroy dad was 36 years old.

Will and tami's wedding day

August 22, 2014
<p>This pic was taken in Ty and Kylie's house shortly after will and tami's wedding. Linda and Brandi drove out from Cali. This pic. Has more Tafte's in it than any other photo I know of, I wish dad had been there but I know he was watching. </p>

Working

August 22, 2014

Dad and Linda put a lot of work blood sweat and tears in this place. Not to mention dad believed in child labor and would work our fat little asses off. Lol I love it out there one of my most favorite places on earth!

Cali trip (dads house)

August 22, 2014

This picture dad is pulling Ty and Brandi across pool. I took the picture. We had a lot of fun on this trip. Ty and myself stayed a week with dad . 

August 21, 2014

I remember one of the times I was at dad's house for the weekend and he says, "hey you want a cookie? And I only being 9 of course said yes. Then to my surprise he says ," ya me too." He also liked to tease me.

This song says what's in my heart

August 21, 2014

New Photos Added on August 19, 2014

August 19, 2014

Sheila sent me many photos of her Dad and family members so I could crop them and fix them up to look nice for our memorial. Thank you for sharing so many wonderful pictures Sheila! I know your family will enjoy them as much as I have. To view all of the photos you may go to the tab "Gallery" and click on Photos.


Enjoy the sweet memories everyone!
With Love To All,
Suz   

08/10/2007

August 15, 2014

They had sent dad home with ten days to live. Sheila stayed  at his side  through all of it as she did with our mother. I was at work on 08/10/2007 and Sheila called and  said to come over. We sat with dad  . I was  holding  dads hand  and felt  his  soul  exit his body. I told Sheila and pat that he was gone. We all cried . It's taking a long time to write this. I love and miss you dad!!!  Sheila and Brandi dad really loved y'all and I know you love and miss him. In a way he lives inside us and he is not forgotten . I love y'all!! Atleast dad never hit y'all . Lol love love!!!!



Gone Seven Years ~ Gone Too Soon

August 10, 2014
The Essential Lorrie Morgan - If You Came Back From Heaven ~ If only you could, I'd NEVER let you go!

Today marks the seventh year of your passing and know you are truly missed and loved. I feel richly blessed having known you and having had you in my life. The bond we share, no one can break nor can my beautiful memories of you and I be taken from me. R.I.P. knowing you hold my heart forever in your hands and my love is forever yours.

One of my favorite pictures!

August 2, 2014
Thank you Sheila for putting this on your Dad's facebook page. I saved it from there. He looked like a male model in this shot with that toned body! So handsome! I wish that I could pray you back into my arms! Oh how I miss you and your sweet love! xoxo

Father and Son

August 2, 2014

Thank you Don for sharing this picture with me! It's a wonderful Father, Son moment.

Love the hat!

August 2, 2014

Thank you Don for sharing this picture! Your Dad always loved dogs as I do.

Great picture!

August 2, 2014

I'd like to thank Dennis's son Don for sending this picture to me. It's amazing!

Shortly after I met Dennis

August 2, 2014
I wish this was in color but it's from our High School yearbook. In color you could see those gorgeous blue eyes! I always have loved this picture. Just as I ALWAYS and STILL love you Dennis! xoxo

My Contact Information

July 24, 2014

Taking a deep breath here hoping you all will keep and open mind and heart while reading my story below!

If any of you would like to know more about me now, you can find me on Facebook as Suz Smith and see photos of my family and myself and see some of my craziness I put up along with some nice things. Send a friend request and I'll gladly accept!

Look forward to knowing more about all of you wonderful people!

With Love,
Suz    

My Time With Dennis

July 24, 2014

My name is Suz (short for Suzanne) and first I'd like to thank Don and Sheila for graciously opening their hearts and allowing me to get to know them as friends! You ask I'm sure who I am and what connection I have to Dennis and these two children of his. Simple, while searching for Dennis I found Sheila Tafte and knew Dennis had a daughter by that name so sent her a Facebook message telling her I went to school with him and we kept sharing information back and forth. Then I sent Don a message after Sheila told me about him and we have become great friends too. For this I am thrilled! I must tell you the news that Dennis had passed about tore my heart out and you'll soon know why. I was shocked to say the least for I thought he was immortal!

 I met Dennis when I was 13 on the bus that picked my brother and I up to go to Sunday school. Yes, Dennis did go to Sunday school and church with me which I'm sure surprises many of you! LOL The first time I saw him I fell in love with him and prayed he'd be on the bus the next Sunday. He didn't come every week but we began to talk and soon his Mom moved them to my area and we now went to the same school. His younger brother Phillip was the same age as my brother.

As we began to see each other more in school and out of school we found we both had fallen in love. Young yes, but love knows no age as we found out. I was invited to dinner by his Mom who I dearly loved! After dinner I told her thank you and that we would clean up so Dennis helped me do the dishes, imagine that?

We'd spend a lot of time talking and playing with his dogs outside. One thing he could always do is make me laugh. Oh I made him laugh too when he'd tease me with a story about something crazy and watch as my eyes grew big and my mouth fell open! About the time he had me hooked he'd get that goofy, crooked grin on his face and start to laugh, then seeing me feel silly for falling for his story, he'd come give me a hug and tell me he was sorry but I was so easy to fool. I told him I trusted his every word is why and that made him feel good, at least I got a kiss out of what I said, lol

He was also a true romatic with me as he choose a song called "Endlessly" by Brook Benton from the late 50's and said this was how he felt about me and it was his song to me. I still know all of the words to it too. At the age of 15 he asked me to marry him and I remember saying yes, yes, yes!!  He gave me a ring and we were offically engaged. Before a year passed our world came crashing down on us however and we were torn apart from each other. For more details please ask Don or Sheila, I'll let them decide who needs to know more if that's ok.

Well, we both were broken hearted but had to move on with our lives without each other. The last time I spoke to him was when Sheila was a baby and it so happened I had a baby girl just weeks younger than her. We had both married about a year before, as for me I married to get away from home, not for love. We had a nice talk on the phone and then lost contact with each other. I never forgot his smile, voice and gorgeous blue eyes and his wonderful laugh. I loved him from day one and love him still. He helped this 13 year old, shy girl who was so bashful come out of my shell and believe in myself for I had such low self esteem. I never felt so loved, so special and good about myself as I did when I was with him.

Thank you all for taking time to read this and hopefully you will accept my friendship if for no other reason than the fact that like you all I love Dennis and that being said, love ALL of you too because you are his family! He was the love of my life and will live on in my heart always and forever!

And to you Dennis, you have a wonderful, loving family to be so proud of. I do wish I was part of it but God had other plans for us I guess. I do miss you so and love you and always will! Thank you for all of the love and caring ways you showed me. Your memory warms my heart! See you again one day!  Love you!!!     

       

July 22, 2014
I don't have many memories/stories of my papa, but this is one of my favorites. When I was in the 3rd grade and he helped me collect eggs because I was afraid of the chickens. Love you Papa

Wasted time!!!

July 22, 2014

This was after dad had moved to texas. We had a falling out due to my activities. Of course I was not about to be told that I couldn't do something so we parted ways again. A few years went by and dad had started working at the same place as my wife shon. Little did I know he had been leaving her notes and talking  when they could. So they decided to con me in to going to a company Christmas dinner that I had never been to. I went to this one and dad walked up to our table where shon, the kids and myself was sitting and asked me if he could sit down. I said yes and minutes later it was like nothing ever happend. That was the last time we parted ways. I want to thank suz, and my sisters for making this site what it is. I visit every day . And every day it's good for a smile. Maybe a few tears lol

Don's Birthday

July 21, 2014
Dennis was working at Walmart overnight I came in at and at the Time I had a office in the back, I came in that morning and found a note from Denis saying tell don happy birthday! Can't remember exactly.

Magic

July 20, 2014
Ok here goes. This is hard for me, I'm not one to share or write things out. So I hope it comes out right. I must have been 6 years old and I was driving home with dad in the 61 mint green Chevy truck and it was nite time. Dad switched the lites from dim to bright. But I didn't see his hand move on the sterling wheel. So I asked him how he did that. He told me "magic". So I was intrigued and asked him to do it again. An he did, he had me convinced that he could do magic and with just a flutter of his fingers the lights would change. For the longest time I though my dad can really do magic. I didn't find out until much later that the switch was in the floor board. I'm sure he got a good laugh out of that for a long time. I always though my dad was magical and still do. You are very much missed and loved!!!!

Visit to Cali...

July 20, 2014
It had been years I'm doing the math. Six years this time. I called dad and his voice mail came on , I started leaving a message when I said my name dad picked up and said bullshit!!! Lol I said no it's me dad. Long story short my first born son and I headed to Cali. Dad had a nice place with a pool. The first day we went and picked my sister Brandi up she was ten then and was amazed how I could flip a lit cig. In my mouth lol that still makes me smile. Dad had taught her to swim and she was all over that pool . Dad also ended up throwing my son Ty in the pool he swam some I was a nervous wreck lol. Waking up in the mornings and sitting pool side with them are some of the best and most vivid memory's that I have of him. However this could go on and on lol

Trash

July 20, 2014
Well my sister and I were given the task of burning the trash we were pretty young but not sure what age. Anyway the fire got out of control and we were throwing handfuls of sand on it till I fell in it, Sheila laughing to hard to help me lol when dad walked out to us calmly asked if we was trying to burn the place down. He grab the hose the was right there and put it out. Over the years we have laughed about this, we had some good times out there with him and Linda. God I miss him so much!!! I love ya dad!

Lesson 1

July 17, 2014
When I was 15 living with dad and going to school well should have been lol. I came home from a day of ditching , smoking stuff, playing with the girls. Like any other day. Dad came home and walked out to me doing chores and asked me how school was. I didn't think to much about it. I lied and said it was fine. Without hesitation dad tossed his cig. Down my shirt and hit me with an uppercut. Now I know you are thinking that's horrible or not story to share here but my dad had caught me in a lie and taught me not to lol. The only man I ever feared. Lol god I miss him. We wasted so many years fighting. I would do just about anything to have a few minutes with him today. The man that taught me what Tafte ment. I love you dad!!!!

Sharing Memories Of Dennis and Celebrating His Life

July 14, 2014

Dennis left us much too soon but left many wonderful memories in each of the hearts of those who knew and loved him. He was many things to many people, Father, Husband, Grandfather, Brother, Friend and more. 

I met Dennis when I was 13 years old and he stole my heart the moment i saw him for the first time. We had some wonderful years together and made many magical memories together. He was my first love and made me feel so very special. For reasons beyond our control we were seperated and I was heart broken. We both moved on with our lives but he has always remained in my heart along with those memories we shared. Many, many years later I was informed that his feelings for me had never changed either. What a bitter sweet time that was since it was after he left us so I never had the chance to even talk to him and share our past and our feelings we held inside our hearts since we were parted. I only wish he had known my feelings before he moved on. Some how I think he does know, we always had a very special chemistry and connection.   

He is missed deeply by all of us but will always live on in our hearts and our mermories of the time we spent with him. His heart was warm, his laugh infectious and his smile would light up a room. He was a proud man and had a deep love for his family.

Rest now In Peace Dennis knowing all who love you will be holding you close to their hearts always. You touched so many lives in the time you were with us and we are all better for it. Thank you for the wonderful memories you left for us to enjoy and embrace. 

Please feel free to leave a message or story in remembrance of Dennis to pay tribute to this wonderful man. He's now watching down over each and everyone of us and that is a comfort to me, I hope it is to you also.

Now I wish you peace and a fond farwell Dennis. You will never know what a beautiful impact you had on my life. Then again, you may know.

Thank you for visiting in Dennis's honor.
God Bless You All   

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