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Dennis E Reed was born on April 2, 1947. He graduated from Hemet High in 1965. One class member recalls he worked for Social Security. John Safford, who gave me most of this information, says he lived in Fullerton, Sacramento, Concord, Pittsburg and Santa Rosa, 1989 (all California towns). His last information, based on a note from his wife Penny, was that he died on January 12, 2006. Their last address was, Santa Rosa, California. We will all miss Dennis and seeing him at our reunions.
Janie
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John Safford
Dennis and I exchanged addresses at the 1975 reunion and exchanged Christmas cards every year thereafter. He held a master's degree in history and, for a while, taught history courses at the college level before going on to a number of other jobs. We relished each other's successes and, even after Proposition 13 slashed the budget in 1978, he encouraged me to continue to pursue teaching as a career. We were on good terms since seventh grade, and every now and then I still have occasion to think fondly of him -- and always will.Patrick Kelley
Dennis was one of the first people I met in Hemet(1961). We remained friends until after High School. His father and mine both worked for the US Post Office in Hemet. In our Freshman and Sophmore years we rode our bikes to Hemet High. I met him at the corner of Mayberry and State and rode on to pick up John Muncie and John Williams on the way to school.
When we got to Florida Ave, Dennis would defy any traffic situation and beat the rest of us across Florida to Weston Park. He was a good friend and I think of him often.
PK
Greg Starr
I recall Dennis driving around in a Studebaker Lark...dunno if it was his or his folks. Also recall a discussion with him about his strategy as a third baseman on the HUHS baseball team (I was a complete klutz at sports, but enjoyed talking with him)...he said you had to judge instantly whether to "charge" the ball if an infield hit came toward you. Recall Dennis as being a very nice kid; hope he had a good life.