Remembering Denise: June 2009

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Bridesmaid

In Sept. 1982 Denise and Melinda Cleveland were bridesmaids in Donna Martin Doty's wedding.

Friday, June 26, 2009

Missing Denise

A group of Denise's friends got together on 6/25/09 to remember her.

Cathy Stoltze, Brett Jetton, Diane Dean, David Jack, Tammy Kranz

We were all truly blessed to

have had her in our lives.

God bless,

David Jack

James Smith, Tim Vinson, Mike Houston, Tammy Kranz

Larry Mahon, Gina Teague, Brett Jetton

I miss Denise, and my heart goes out to all the Darrows.

She is where we all will be soon.

Take care

Love All,

Brett Jetton

Melinda Cleveland and Donna Martin

Denise -I always loved you as a "sista."

I will always remember Denise as so much fun,

and always smiling :). She made me feel like

a girl in your family, but with brown hair. . .

Love you always Denise,

Melinda Cleveland

Mary Montgomery, James Smith, Tim Vinson, Mike Houston, Rick Baker, Donna Martin

Denise, my sister in heart and soul.
We made so many memories together. I will love you always.
You are my Eyeball Sister Forever. Love,
Donna Martin Doty

Donna Juren, Carolyn Kelleher, Dee Kelleher

Cathy Stoltze, Jimmy Shoppa, Jeannie Fink, Paula Hunt, Tammy Kranz, Tom Engle, Elmer Jenny

David Newberry, Steve Montgomery, James Smith, Ricky Livingston

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

MORE BLOG NEWS

Blog news - Maddie Englehart is still gorgeous.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

High School Yearbook Photos

11th grade photo

Senior Picture

Friday, June 19, 2009

BLOG NEWS

The Engleharts got a new coonhound named Barkley!!!!!!!!
The raccoons are very worried.

School Days

In 9th grade at Harwood Junior High

Denise in 10th grade at Trinity High School.

Monday, June 15, 2009

Beach Trips with Donna

I have many treasured memories of Denise. Today I am remembering the great times we had in our early 20s on the Texas coast. We took several trips with family and friends that involved too much sun tanning oil, lots of beverages, and hours laying out on the beach. Our adventures led us to South Padre Island and Port Isabelle. In Port Isabelle there was this sweet place right on the water called Louie’s Backyard. It was the popular spot to have drinks, watch the sun set, and enjoy dinner. We would get rip-snorting silly when we were there and I’m sure louder than we should have. Denise was such a hoot to hang out with…always! She loved to have fun. We would also fish when we were there vacationing. I don’t know why because we weren’t going to eat the fish! There was this time we went on a boat for four hours and I got unbelievably sick and couldn’t leave the bathroom, and another time, the boat man kept hitting the fish we caught in the head with a hammer. That was very bizarre not to mention brutal. We decided to quit hooking them so there would be no more head beatings. Another standout fish story was when we were fishing alone. We were having a big time until we caught one…and boy was it a big one. No, it was HUGE! That meant we had to reel it in, yeah we could do that, and then unhook it. Oh, no, that is where we drew the line. We weren’t touching the fish. We ended up using a folding chair we had with us to “grasp” the fish so we could unhook it and throw it back. We laughed about this for years!

I love and miss Denise so much!

- Donna

Six Flags

These pictures are from circa 1979. Denise, Diane, and I went to Six Flags and had a big time. I can't remember what game we played to win the big stuffed animals but we were obviously successful....until we had to haul them on the rides.

- Donna