One More Slide Show

Amy put together another wonderful slide show of photos from the memorial service and burial.

http://www.photodex.com/share/amaedaburch/dx66pmg4

A Final Resting Place

Dennis was laid to rest on a beautiful September day at Green Hills Memorial Park.

The flowers were beautiful out in the sunshine!

The family waiting in the shade.

Kari and the boys were happy that a couple of "old"
teachers from Lincoln came to offer their condolences. 

A UCLA pin on top of Dennis' urn.

Reflecting on the life of a wonderful dad.

Memorial Service

What a blessing to see so many people come to honor this man and 

offer their condolences to his family. He will certainly be missed!

Dennis Chugo Maeda

The Flowers were gorgeous!



It was a full house as people came to celebrate Dennis' life.

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Over 400 people filled the sanctuary, the balcony and the overflow room.

The Community Center was decked out in Dennis' favorite UCLA colors and the
slide show played while guests enjoyed a meal catered by Cherry Stones.

Here is the link to the slide show created by Dennis' sister, Amy.

http://www.photodex.com/share/amaedaburch/k246pmg4

Final Farewell

Memorial Service

Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 6:00 p.m., 
Gardena Valley Baptist Church

Reception to follow in the Community Center

Burial Service

Thursday, September 12, 2013, 11:00 a.m., Green Hill Memorial Park

Listed as private, but Kari said anyone who wishes to attend is welcome

Saying Goodbye

As difficult as it was to say goodbye, I believe the Lord allowed Kari and the family to 

have a lovely send off for the man they called husband, father, brother, friend.

The hospital staff was very gracious and accommodating, allowing the
support group to stand at Dennis' side as they turned off the machines. 

Dennis' only sister, Amy, and her husband were able to
make it to the hospital (from Seattle) just in time to say their goodbyes.

Kari said Dennis loved this old hymn.  

He was a man of faith and went confidently to be with his Lord.

Be Thou My Vision

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKByTfiHOFE

Support

I will post the funeral arrangements when they are completed.  In the meantime, if anyone would like to provide a meal for the family, I am condensing my original meal schedule to include all dates through September 14.  Let me know if you are interested and I will schedule you.  For those people already scheduled, I will contact you to adjust your date as needed.

Throughout this ordeal, Kari has been totally overwhelmed by the love and support she and the kids have received.  She cannot say enough good things about the people who have prayed for them, given monetary gifts, made meals, and even run errands for them.  She is eternally grateful.

You have brought comfort to her just like 

this cute little comfort dog did when he visited the waiting room today.

August 22, 2013

Dennis is being kept alive by machines.  The doctor said his liver has shut down, his kidneys haven't worked unassisted from the beginning, his heart is being driven by two different machines now (LVAD and ECMO), he's on a respirator which is breathing for him and his blood system is affected from lack of oxygen, imbalance in the system caused by medications , trauma, and bleeding.

A Family Meeting was held with all the doctors, nurses, and medical staff who had been involved with Dennis' case. The Summarized the history and his current condition and then answered any questions the group had.

It was good to hear the doctors state that their goal was to get Dennis back to a place he had been only days before.  Walking with assistance, eating, and spending time with is family.  They stressed that they would make every effort to get him back on track, however, his body had suffered a major assault and they weren't sure if that was going to be possible.  But they were going to try every measure until the time Dennis' body let them know it just wasn't going to heal.  At the point they felt it was futile, they would let the family know and then they would have to make some decisions.

That moment came at 8:45 in the evening.  Every measure they had tried was just not giving the necessary results.  At 9:00 Kari and the family decided that Dennis' body was telling everyone "enough" and they requested that the doctors to remove all support and just make him comfortable.