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**Dieselwrencher** · 04-30-2012, 09:12 PM

X2!

wills02pala · 05-04-2012, 06:50 PM

Hi guys, my name is Will. I lived with Dennis for about 10 months, but I moved out in late Jan this year. I have known him for about 5 years and helped him build his truck. I don't really want to get into details about his drug use. I will tell you one thing for sure, drugs are not who Dennis really was by any means! He was like a brother to me, and was a great person with obvious extreme talents and a love for square body trucks. He was a very fun guy to be around who always wanted to make you feel at home. Dennis was a generous person who sadly got caught up with a horrible addiction. But I will always remember the real person, and that's the way we should all be thinking.

His ex wife Amy is doing ok. It's his dad who needs a lot of continuous prayers. He is taking it pretty hard.

I have been to the house after he was killed and am in contact with Amy and other family members. All I can say is BaggedC10 is dead on correct with the info he posted. Dennis should be alive. It's all just a very sad and messed up situation. Please keep the prayers coming and remember Dennis for the real person he was. That's the way he would want it.
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truckzilla · 05-04-2012, 07:05 PM

It's just so sad! None of us is perfect, but none of us deserve to be killed for personal mistakes! Sorta like beating someone to a pulp while they are face down with their hands cufffed behind them and tazering them five times until they have a heart attack! If law enforcement does it, well, no one questions it.

I didn't know Dennis personally either, but he will be missed.

Leedogg · 05-07-2012, 08:46 PM

RIP Menace.

Taubert83 · 05-20-2012, 11:59 AM

This is horrible. I didn't know dennis or ever speak to him but really felt like i lost a member of my family. I kept up with his build and it is truly inspiring. I for one hope that this site will dedicate a special section to dennis and his build, lets make it happen guys, he deserves that much. RIP Dennis.

bayou boy · 05-20-2012, 02:10 PM

R.I.P Dennis

darkgable79 · 05-21-2012, 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by truckzilla

It's just so sad! None of us is perfect, but none of us deserve to be killed for personal mistakes! Sorta like beating someone to a pulp while they are face down with their hands cufffed behind them and tazering them five times until they have a heart attack! If law enforcement does it, well, no one questions it.

I didn't know Dennis personally either, but he will be missed.

Here in Houston we had a kid that was being chased by police officers and he finally surrendered by laying on the ground with his hands behind his head. The officers proceeded to beat him, kick him, and pound the kid while he was laying there. All of this was caught on tape by a bystander. This officer was recently acquitted of all charges in a court of law. If the officers involved in Dennis' death are responsible they should be should be held accountable. No person is above the law. Even if they are the law. Hopefully the investigator that's pursuing this can get to the bottom of this mess.

I clicked on the thread because I saw a new post and was interested because I thought he did some more work on Silver. Didn't expect to see this. I didn't know him personally either, but R.I.P Dennis.

tim23mn · 05-28-2012, 10:13 AM

I haven't checked on this thread in quite some time. I really wish I would've though. I am saddened to hear of Menace passing. He seemed like a genuine guy with obviously amazing talents. I mean my God, look at the masterpiece he created! My thoughts and prayers go out to Amy and his Dad, as well as the rest of his family.

69face · 06-28-2012, 02:51 AM

"Die young and leave a beautiful corpse" -James Dean
RIP Dennis Dean my prayers are with you and your loved ones!

79gmc5.3 · 08-05-2012, 10:38 AM

WOW! I haven't been here for a while. I liked keeping up with Dennis's build. Never met him but I felt like I knew him through his thread as well as mine. He alway had incouraging words and comments to my thread and was apprecitive of comments to his thread. He is a sad casuality of the war on drugs. I hope Amy and his Dad will find confort in knowing Dennis was a great person on this board with his talents and his kind and wit to his friends on this board. RIP Dennis you will be missed!

Ric83 · 08-16-2012, 01:47 PM

I am sorry to bump this again, but I have been following this build for a good while now. It has been a while since I had seen it so I decided to start from post 1 since it is truly an inspirational build. I kept getting more and more excited as I read on as if it were the first time I was reading it. Then, out of nowhere, something I could not believe. I read and re-read it many times in disbelief. I never met or spoke to him either online, much less in person, but I am honestly sitting here choked up. I had to take a moment to regather myself enough to make this post. My thoughts and prayers out to his family. I know they meant a lot to him and as such he meant a lot to them. May he rest in peace. He will not be forgotten.

68c10owner · 08-16-2012, 07:14 PM

RIP Dennis.

BaggedC10 · 10-27-2012, 04:48 PM

This video was created by Dennis's brother-in-law. I find it increasingly difficult to trust local law enforcement in light of this situation (i.e., the murder of an individual in police custody).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0YT...e_gdata_player

3r!c84 · 10-27-2012, 05:48 PM

thankyou for the find. this story just dont add up to me.

again RIP dennis. and i hope you get the justice you deserve.

54Caddy · 10-27-2012, 07:37 PM

wow crazy, now it seems that you (baggedc10) must have some type of connection to dennis and his family. Is there any information you can dig up on the where abouts of the truck? I know they say family has it but do they still have it? showing it or anything?

I hope they serve justice on that cop.
RIP DENNIS

truckzilla · 10-27-2012, 10:30 PM

Wow! I just watched the video and it makes me furious that this kind of behavior by a law enforcement agency takes place and nothing is being done! Talk about ones civil rights being violated by being killed! The way it is being written off as just being another drug related incident and Dennis not being a man of color or anything means no outside group is likely to step in and demand action and accountability!
Finding out he was killed/murdered on my birthday means I'll be remembering this likeable guy each time it rolls around, aside from the fact that we share a name as well!
Sadly, Dennis is not the first to be done this way, nor will he be the last! I can only pray that something is done to help bring peace to his family left behind.
Rest in peace brother!

77BBGMC · 10-27-2012, 10:46 PM

A fellow member just told me about this but I had to read it for myself to believe it. What a tragic and sad event. R.I.P Dennis
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wills02pala · 11-06-2012, 06:26 AM

Hey guys, I posted a while back. My name is Will and I lived with Dennis for a while and moved out just months before he was killed. I can tell you his father has the truck now safe and sound, just where Dennis would want it to be

The video BaggedC10 posted from YouTube is very hard to watch, but as many people need to as possible. This is happening all to often! Just remember, no matter what you think of him and his crime, that could have been your son, friend etc. It didn't have to end that way, and that's a fact it seems, even according to the sheriffs department!

3r!c84 · 11-06-2012, 09:04 AM

Glad its with his dad. Thats where he wanted it when he was building it!
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mcbassin · 11-06-2012, 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wills02pala

The video BaggedC10 posted from YouTube is very hard to watch, but as many people need to as possible. This is happening all to often! Just remember, no matter what you think of him and his crime, that could have been your son, friend etc. It didn't have to end that way, and that's a fact it seems, even according to the sheriffs department!

Thanks for the update. Any chance you can post a link to the BaggedC10 video? I can't seem to find it. thanks

SCOTI · 11-06-2012, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by mcbassin

Thanks for the update. Any chance you can post a link to the BaggedC10 video? I can't seem to find it. thanks

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...postcount=2963

mcbassin · 11-06-2012, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by SCOTI

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...postcount=2963

Thank you

DIRECT LINK

wills02pala · 11-06-2012, 10:15 PM

If you guys want there is a website called reddit.com that I posted the video on as well. I did it because I was trying to spread it out and get more views and attention on the matter. Just click on the link below and it's the top story. I would appreciate you guys signing up for the website and simply clicking the up arrow next to the story. This helps it show up in searches more. Takes literally 60 seconds to sign up, they don't even ask for your email address.

http://www.reddit.com/search?q=dennis+dean

Thanks for all the support guys!

**Dieselwrencher** · 11-06-2012, 11:38 PM

Wow, that was a hard video to watch.

wills02pala · 11-07-2012, 05:47 PM

Ya it really is, even harder when I walked into the house for the first time after he was killed. Made it really all sink in, the reality that he really is gone still hurts. Regardless of what anyone may think of him after finding out he had a drug problem, I can tell you all, Dennis was a great guy! He taught me so much, knew him for a little over 5 years. He was like my big brother. Always so inviting, knew how to cheer me up, he was truly a genuine guy. Drugs will never define who he was in my opinion!

04-30-2012, 09:12 PM	#2951
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,139	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) X2! __________________ Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project *Tired of spark plugs? Check this out.*

05-04-2012, 06:50 PM	#2952
wills02pala Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Cameron Park, CA Posts: 6	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Hi guys, my name is Will. I lived with Dennis for about 10 months, but I moved out in late Jan this year. I have known him for about 5 years and helped him build his truck. I don't really want to get into details about his drug use. I will tell you one thing for sure, drugs are not who Dennis really was by any means! He was like a brother to me, and was a great person with obvious extreme talents and a love for square body trucks. He was a very fun guy to be around who always wanted to make you feel at home. Dennis was a generous person who sadly got caught up with a horrible addiction. But I will always remember the real person, and that's the way we should all be thinking. His ex wife Amy is doing ok. It's his dad who needs a lot of continuous prayers. He is taking it pretty hard. I have been to the house after he was killed and am in contact with Amy and other family members. All I can say is BaggedC10 is dead on correct with the info he posted. Dennis should be alive. It's all just a very sad and messed up situation. Please keep the prayers coming and remember Dennis for the real person he was. That's the way he would want it. Posted via Mobile Device

05-04-2012, 07:05 PM	#2953
truckzilla Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 468	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) It's just so sad! None of us is perfect, but none of us deserve to be killed for personal mistakes! Sorta like beating someone to a pulp while they are face down with their hands cufffed behind them and tazering them five times until they have a heart attack! If law enforcement does it, well, no one questions it. I didn't know Dennis personally either, but he will be missed.

05-07-2012, 08:46 PM	#2954
Leedogg Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Brewton AL Posts: 236	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) RIP Menace. __________________ 1989 Chevy Crew Cab Dually - 454/400, Trans Am Hauler, Future bagged project. 96 Trans Am: 383/m6 - 11.98@115 on 315 M/T D/R's - 408rwhp 394 rwtq 05 VW Passat TDI - 38mpg @75mph 07 Bandit 1250S - Two wheeled fun! Click here to see my FQuick Garage!

05-20-2012, 11:59 AM	#2955
Taubert83 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Webb City, Missouri Posts: 50	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) This is horrible. I didn't know dennis or ever speak to him but really felt like i lost a member of my family. I kept up with his build and it is truly inspiring. I for one hope that this site will dedicate a special section to dennis and his build, lets make it happen guys, he deserves that much. RIP Dennis. __________________ 83 Sierra-future mods, frame on resto, 20's, 6.0......

05-20-2012, 02:10 PM	#2956
bayou boy Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Frankston Tx Posts: 151	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) R.I.P Dennis Attached Images __________________ all i know is that its going to be orange

05-28-2012, 10:13 AM	#2958
tim23mn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lawton, Oklahoma (now Korea til April) Posts: 73	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) I haven't checked on this thread in quite some time. I really wish I would've though. I am saddened to hear of Menace passing. He seemed like a genuine guy with obviously amazing talents. I mean my God, look at the masterpiece he created! My thoughts and prayers go out to Amy and his Dad, as well as the rest of his family.

06-28-2012, 02:51 AM	#2959
69face Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: northridge Posts: 534	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) "Die young and leave a beautiful corpse" -James Dean RIP Dennis Dean my prayers are with you and your loved ones! __________________ ""A bagged vehicle is only as good as it's wheel/tire combo!" -getlowness! my build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=223747:metal: I'M SO SO CAL!

08-05-2012, 10:38 AM	#2960
79gmc5.3 6.0L power......... Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Acworth GA Posts: 292	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) WOW! I haven't been here for a while. I liked keeping up with Dennis's build. Never met him but I felt like I knew him through his thread as well as mine. He alway had incouraging words and comments to my thread and was apprecitive of comments to his thread. He is a sad casuality of the war on drugs. I hope Amy and his Dad will find confort in knowing Dennis was a great person on this board with his talents and his kind and wit to his friends on this board. RIP Dennis you will be missed! __________________ What ever the mind of man can conceive......... he can achieve! My built thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=375914 1979 GMC Sierra 6.0 L 4L60E 1995 Mustang GT 347

08-16-2012, 01:47 PM	#2961
Ric83 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 824	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) I am sorry to bump this again, but I have been following this build for a good while now. It has been a while since I had seen it so I decided to start from post 1 since it is truly an inspirational build. I kept getting more and more excited as I read on as if it were the first time I was reading it. Then, out of nowhere, something I could not believe. I read and re-read it many times in disbelief. I never met or spoke to him either online, much less in person, but I am honestly sitting here choked up. I had to take a moment to regather myself enough to make this post. My thoughts and prayers out to his family. I know they meant a lot to him and as such he meant a lot to them. May he rest in peace. He will not be forgotten. __________________ Ric '83 Silverado SWB Fleetside Here she is

08-16-2012, 07:14 PM	#2962
68c10owner Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Carmichael, California Posts: 3,006	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) RIP Dennis. __________________ Anthony

10-27-2012, 04:48 PM	#2963
BaggedC10 Under construction! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,065	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) This video was created by Dennis's brother-in-law. I find it increasingly difficult to trust local law enforcement in light of this situation (i.e., the murder of an individual in police custody). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0YT...e_gdata_player __________________ 2001 Silverado bagged on 22's. Sold

10-27-2012, 05:48 PM	#2964
3r!c84 Badass Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lox. fl Posts: 4,586	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) thankyou for the find. this story just dont add up to me. again RIP dennis. and i hope you get the justice you deserve. __________________ Think outside the box? -84c10 (1stcar)→My Build← -00 Saturn 5spd drop a gear and disappear! 1/4:13:90

10-27-2012, 07:37 PM	#2965
54Caddy GM Addicted Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Visalia, Ca Posts: 2,294	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) wow crazy, now it seems that you (baggedc10) must have some type of connection to dennis and his family. Is there any information you can dig up on the where abouts of the truck? I know they say family has it but do they still have it? showing it or anything? I hope they serve justice on that cop. RIP DENNIS __________________ ..Mac’s Garage.. 73 GMC, 54 Caddy, 2010 Silverado, 68 C10 RIP DAd My 73 GMC Truck Build Pic 2010 Silverado 4/6 on 24s IG:MacsGarage

10-27-2012, 10:30 PM	#2966
truckzilla Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 468	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Wow! I just watched the video and it makes me furious that this kind of behavior by a law enforcement agency takes place and nothing is being done! Talk about ones civil rights being violated by being killed! The way it is being written off as just being another drug related incident and Dennis not being a man of color or anything means no outside group is likely to step in and demand action and accountability! Finding out he was killed/murdered on my birthday means I'll be remembering this likeable guy each time it rolls around, aside from the fact that we share a name as well! Sadly, Dennis is not the first to be done this way, nor will he be the last! I can only pray that something is done to help bring peace to his family left behind. Rest in peace brother!



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10-27-2012, 10:46 PM	#2967
77BBGMC Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 357	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) A fellow member just told me about this but I had to read it for myself to believe it. What a tragic and sad event. R.I.P Dennis Posted via Mobile Device

11-06-2012, 06:26 AM	#2968
wills02pala Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Cameron Park, CA Posts: 6	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Hey guys, I posted a while back. My name is Will and I lived with Dennis for a while and moved out just months before he was killed. I can tell you his father has the truck now safe and sound, just where Dennis would want it to be The video BaggedC10 posted from YouTube is very hard to watch, but as many people need to as possible. This is happening all to often! Just remember, no matter what you think of him and his crime, that could have been your son, friend etc. It didn't have to end that way, and that's a fact it seems, even according to the sheriffs department!

11-06-2012, 09:04 AM	#2969
3r!c84 Badass Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lox. fl Posts: 4,586	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Glad its with his dad. Thats where he wanted it when he was building it! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Think outside the box? -84c10 (1stcar)→My Build← -00 Saturn 5spd drop a gear and disappear! 1/4:13:90

11-06-2012, 10:15 PM	#2973
wills02pala Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Cameron Park, CA Posts: 6	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) If you guys want there is a website called reddit.com that I posted the video on as well. I did it because I was trying to spread it out and get more views and attention on the matter. Just click on the link below and it's the top story. I would appreciate you guys signing up for the website and simply clicking the up arrow next to the story. This helps it show up in searches more. Takes literally 60 seconds to sign up, they don't even ask for your email address. http://www.reddit.com/search?q=dennis+dean Thanks for all the support guys!

11-06-2012, 11:38 PM	#2974
Dieselwrencher 6>8 Plugless........ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Prairie City, Ia Posts: 17,139	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Wow, that was a hard video to watch. __________________ Ryan 1972 Chevy Longhorn K30 Cheyenne Super, 359 Inline 6 cylinder, Auto Trans, Tilt, Diesel Tach/Vach, Buckets, Rare Rear 4-link and air ride option Build Thread 1972 GMC Sierra Grande Longhorn 4x4 1972 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20 Long Step side tilt, tach, tow hooks, AC, 350 4 speed 1972 C10 Suburban Custom Deluxe 1969 Chevy milk truck 1971 Camaro RS 5.3 BTR STG3 Cam Super T10 1940 Ford 354 Hemi 46RH Ford 9" on air ride huge project *Tired of spark plugs? Check this out.*

11-07-2012, 05:47 PM	#2975
wills02pala Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Cameron Park, CA Posts: 6	Re: Finally "Silvers" build thread!! ('78 swb 2wd silverado) Ya it really is, even harder when I walked into the house for the first time after he was killed. Made it really all sink in, the reality that he really is gone still hurts. Regardless of what anyone may think of him after finding out he had a drug problem, I can tell you all, Dennis was a great guy! He taught me so much, knew him for a little over 5 years. He was like my big brother. Always so inviting, knew how to cheer me up, he was truly a genuine guy. Drugs will never define who he was in my opinion!

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