~BORN TO EARTH~
AUGUST 1, 1974

~BORN TO HEAVEN~
OCTOBER 18, 1995
 

DENNIS WITH HIS GRANDMOTHER

BELOVED SON OF:
DENNIS & MARY O'BRIEN

BELOVED BROTHER OF:
KRISTA & COLLEEN
 
 

 

ON OCTOBER 13, 1995
DENNIS WAS AWARDED HIS 
SUBMARINE WARFARE INSIGNIA (DOLPHINS).

ON OCTOBER 18, 1995
DENNIS WAS FOUND MORTALLY WOUNDED 
ABOARD THE SUBMARINE.
 
 

 

~THE ROSE BEYOND THE WALL~
 From the writings of A.I. Frink

DENNIS WITH HIS NEPHEW AUSTIN

Near shady wall a rose once grew,
Budded and blossomed in God's free light,
Watered and fed by morning dew,
Shedding it's sweetness day and night.
As it grew and blossomed fair and tall,
Slowly rising to loftier height,
It came to a crevice in the wall
Through which there shone a beam of light.
Onward it crept with added strength
With never a thought of fear or pride,
It followed the light through the crevice's length
And unfolded itself on the other side.
The light, the dew, the broadening view
Were found the same as they were before,
And it lost itself in beauties new,
Breathing it's fragrance more and more.
Small claim of death cause us to grieve
And make our courage faint and fall?
Nay!  Let us faith and hope receive--
The rose still grows beyond the wall,
Scattering fragrance far and wide
Just as it did in days of yore,
Just as it did on the other side,
Just as it will forevermore.
 
 

 

DENNIS WITH HIS DAD & SISTER, COLLEEN

DENNIS WITH HIS DAD

 
 

 

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~NAVY ANGEL~

 
 

 

~FLY~
~Celine Dion~

Fly, fly little wing
Fly beyond imagining
The softest cloud, the whitest dove
Upon the wind of Heaven's love
Past the planets and the stars
Leave this lonely world of ours
Escape the sorrow and the pain
And fly again

Fly, fly precious one
Your endless journey has begun
Take your gentle happiness
Far too beautiful for this
Cross over to the other shore
There is peace forever more
But hold this mem'ry bittersweet
Until we meet

Fly, fly do not fear
Don't waste a breath, don't shed a tear
Your heart is pure, your soul is free
Be on your way, don't wait for me
Above the universe you'll climb
On beyond the hands of time
The moon will rise, the sun will set
But I won't forget

Fly, fly little wing
Fly where only angels sing
Fly away, the time is right
Go now, find the light
 
 

 

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