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04-13-2012, 02:27 PM
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
No one aside Dennis himself will know what truly happened. We send our deepest condolences to his family and friends, as well as his friends here, and all effected by this tragic situation.
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04-13-2012, 05:17 PM
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
What a shame. I'm truly saddened.
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04-13-2012, 06:04 PM
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
If you have kids.... let them read the thread & the end outcome. Even if you're a great guy, drugs can quickly change things. My thoughts are w/his family & the officer that was injured doing his job.
Very sad indeed.
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04-14-2012, 06:34 PM
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
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I'm sorry that you leave your family with a void and wish your family my condolences.
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04-13-2012, 02:57 PM
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
I just got a call from Jonboy and he informed me of the news, i am totally in shock as everyone here is as well. The brotha will be truly missed and I only talked with Dennis over the phone and he was always willing to help me with my build and to call him anytime. I will add him and his family to the prayer/bereavement list at my church. I'm at a lost for words at this point. What an awesome and talented friend who will be greatly missed especially here on Forum. RIP Dennis!! Gone but Never forgotten my friend!!!
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04-13-2012, 03:07 PM
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
WOW.....unbelievable.
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04-13-2012, 03:13 PM
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
wow..
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04-13-2012, 03:46 PM
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
Never met him in person but sounded like a great guy. R.I.P. my friend.
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04-13-2012, 03:53 PM
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
Sad stuff indeed. My prayers and thoughts are out to his family and loved ones.
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04-13-2012, 07:03 PM
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
Well gerald called me at work this morning and left me a voicemail about the situation and I was in total shock. You will be missed Dennis! RIP brotha!
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04-13-2012, 07:05 PM
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
RIP Dennis
I am lost for words, and my thoughts and prayers go out to his family. All the best to you and I hope you are proud of the truck you built. (we all, sure are) |
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04-13-2012, 10:35 PM
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
Both Silver's and Glock's builds were my inspiration to start on my truck.
I didn't know Dennis like the rest of you guys did, but he always seemed to have a positive happy response in his posts. RIP.
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04-13-2012, 11:00 PM
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
Unreal, this is a shock to me as well. I have spoken to him several times over the phone, had some great conversations. This is the last thing I would have expected to happen. I don't know what he had going on, but I hope that he is in peace now and that his family and friends can find some closure to this terrible turn of events.
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04-13-2012, 11:10 PM
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Sad. Rip dennis
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04-13-2012, 11:54 PM
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
Dang...Dennis's build was the whole reason Ive ever wanted to do a frame-off resto. RIP man.
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04-14-2012, 12:42 AM
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
I was able to hang out with Dennis when he was out here in Colorado in July 2010 and again when I went out to California July 2011. Had some really good times together. I know he had challenges but always felt like he had enough good support around him to keep himself clean. He treated me like he knew me for years. What a guy!
Dennis, I will miss you brother! Hope to see you again. Hope... Posted via Mobile Device
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04-14-2012, 12:56 AM
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
dennis will not only be remembered for his truck and cars, but the man he was. i'm absolutely shocked. RIP dennis
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04-14-2012, 01:00 AM
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Wow me and dennis spoke about his truck many times when i lived in Sacramento gave him lots of ideas and he was a very nice guy, met his wife and all, he told me about his past with drugs and said he would never turn back. With the search warrant being served seems that he might have after the hardship of him and his wife spliting up. Sad to hear this very sad actually, anyone local that can attend a funeral maybe get ahold of his dad and loved ones?? Maybe we can start a donation thread to help with expenses of funeral, He gave many people on this site much needed help and very insperational for many.
R.I.P Dennis..
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04-14-2012, 09:12 AM
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
RIP Brutha Dennis. Unbelievable. Had talked to him on the phone several years ago when he first started his project.
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04-14-2012, 09:10 PM
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
Rest in Peace Dennis. God Bless any surviving family members...
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04-15-2012, 11:30 AM
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
I have been speaking with some of Dennis' family and a close friend. They have been thankful for the kind words and the happy photos of him that people have been sharing. I wanted to let you all know that Dennis had put his dad on the title to Silver a while back and some of the people close to them encouraged him to take the truck home. It sounds as if he did take it home with him this weekend. I am sure that will be a bittersweet reminder of the man he was. But, it is what Dennis wanyed to do in the end, we all know that.
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04-15-2012, 03:09 PM
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04-24-2012, 11:43 PM
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
RIP Dennis....
 
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04-25-2012, 12:16 PM
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Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado)
WOW..... didn't know him, but he was always positive here. Can't believe what I just read.
RIP Dennis! Found this interesting as I was reading through the comments below the article... especially the last post. --------------------------------- sav74sac He was brought into the house in handcuffs, then uncuffed in order to help with the search (opening a safe, and the gun was inside the safe). The main story here is the tragedy of the drug war. All the anonymous cowards who blindly take sides should ask... if you were suffering from a drug addiction, and had previously gone to prison. What would you do if cops raided your home to send you back to prison? Desperate situations cause tragic results. We should be helping those who suffer from addiction, not cornering them with guns. When cornered, you all would likely react the same. This is sad, and if you support the drug war... shame on you, the guilt of this tragedy is shared by you. Like Reply 04/14/2012 12:42 AM in reply to bringbackamerica 1 Like Report Abuse -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jennifer Bottger-Smiley Sav74sac... I'm curious, were you present, do you have inside information? You seem to be making assumptions, or if you are in the "know" you are talking out of school. Like Reply 04/20/2012 01:32 PM in reply to sav74sac Report Abuse -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- sav74sac I was going off of the little additional information that the police passed onto family (but they didn't give to the news). I didn't have all the info at that time. It has turned out this information in this story is completely false. Dennis never fired a gun, and the sheriffs came clean on this after evidence on the scene showed as much. Who knows why they said he fired first? If they misled on that, what else have they misled about? It raises a lot of questions... The sheriffs investigate themselves in shooting incidents, which leads to bias. Who would arrest their friends? The investigation was inadequate... to say the least. Who knows whether Dennis, handcuffed in front, kneeling down in a tight space to open a safe lost his balance - causing overreaction by deputies and lethal force? Anything could have happened... but without a proper investigation, we'll never know the truth.
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