Glenda and I were the only classmates at Lanny's funeral. The good Lord took him too soon, but Lanny had a hand in that. Lanny, Tommy McWhirter, Paul Campbell and I actually grew up together at Earps Amoco in Mint Hill on Friday nights in our teens. Lanny would always have too much Jack, and get a little too loud. Then he would cry, carry on, then get mean. But I really loved that guy, we had such a childhood together in church, scouts, partying , and basketball. He was tall, lanky and lean. But late at night, he was a little different, and Jack got his soul, if you know what I mean. Mac(McWhirter), Buster(Paul Campbell) and I tried, but he never would respond to our pleas to come back to Mint Hill and make his mark in society. The last time I saw him, he stopped by the house after my Dad passed in 1981. It was so good see him after all those turbulent years, and that he was still alive, from reports, I was not sure. Denny
D. Denny Allen
Glenda and I were the only classmates at Lanny's funeral. The good Lord took him too soon, but Lanny had a hand in that. Lanny, Tommy McWhirter, Paul Campbell and I actually grew up together at Earps Amoco in Mint Hill on Friday nights in our teens. Lanny would always have too much Jack, and get a little too loud. Then he would cry, carry on, then get mean. But I really loved that guy, we had such a childhood together in church, scouts, partying , and basketball. He was tall, lanky and lean. But late at night, he was a little different, and Jack got his soul, if you know what I mean. Mac(McWhirter), Buster(Paul Campbell) and I tried, but he never would respond to our pleas to come back to Mint Hill and make his mark in society. The last time I saw him, he stopped by the house after my Dad passed in 1981. It was so good see him after all those turbulent years, and that he was still alive, from reports, I was not sure. Denny