He met his wife, Dagmar, at Stanford, courted her vigorously, and they will celebrate their 64th wedding anniversary this January. He has two children, a son and a daughter, with grandchildren and even great-grandchildren.

He worked in banking, mostly in computers and computer education, until he responded to the Lord’s call to walk away from that career to become an associate pastor at Sequoia Church. He took specialized training from Fuller Seminary and had a large religious library (around 8000 books).  He was promoted to senior pastor after three years and served in that capacity until he retired in 2005.

Dennis has been active with area churches, serving as President of the Redwood City Clergy Association, President of the Peninsula Clergy Association, and even wrote a religious newspaper column.

He enjoys reading, dining out with his wife, playing tournament softball, his extended family (mostly in the Sacramento area), and working with children locally in schools and charities. He was an elder at Sequoia for 54 years and now wants to serve with NBCC.

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