Dennis M. Boyle

Dennis,

you were the most genuinely positive person I ever met and helped me to realize life's promises. I was so bleesed to have you as a friend and i know that you are now truly "On top of the World" I miss you every day

I didn't know Dennis Boyle but he certainly was a lucky man. He has an incredible son, Dennis that Im sure he was proud of.
My condolences (better late then never) to his family and close friends. God Bless you all.

Eulogy given on December 14, 2001

Standing here as a representative of both Uncle Dennis’ Boyle Family, and McMullen Family, the remarks I have to share tonight are mostly geared toward the latter, conveying some of the feelings shared with me this week by many of the nearly 100 McMullen family members. Trying to weave a series of very personal quotes, along with my own thoughts and emotions, into something even remotely eloquent is a challenge, but am honored to make the...

I was shocked to learn from my brother Michael, that a long time family member and friend had passed away.

Dennis Boyle was in the "Smith" family for over 2 decades.
He rented an apt. from my grandparents, attended family functions and holidays, and vacationed "UP NORTH" at Smitty's Cottages - my grandparents resort in Wisconsin.

I have many fond memories to which I can recall, but one sticks out the most.
It was visiting Sunday, and my own father was to...

I don’t particularly want to speak of angels and devils,
the saints around us and the demons within,
But I do want to speak of Dennis ... And any who knew him, knows that all this and more were parts of the story.

Some of Dennis’s demons made him lonely and frightened
and in severe doubt of his own self worth.

This despite the obvious contradictions:
that he truly believed in AA
and demonstrated that belief by participation and service to...

ċ Uncle Den believed in organized labor, the Democratic Party, and Alcoholics Anonymous.

ċ He was a Chicago-Irish man.

ċ He admired the beauty of women; he liked the kind that liked him.

ċ He made no apologies for enjoying sweet and fattening food, that was his Pooh Bear Honey Jar.

ƒã He was everyone¡¦s favorite.

ċ He enjoyed helping others.

ċ He knew my dad better than anyone I know.

ċ I desperately wish I...

My father’s death is an irrecoverable loss to me. My maternal grandfather died just two
months earlier after several months of pain and suffering in a hospital bed, so I am glad my
Dad went painlessly and in a better atmosphere by comparison. But I know he often
talked about living until he was 80, and I had expected at least 10 more years from him
myself. So at 59, it is still accurate to say, his death was premature.

Ever since he joined AA, and I know he...

Hey, little brother, the world is a different and lesser place without you. Love, jimmy