Reginald Denney Obituary

Denney- Reginald Denney, 69, of Pocatello, Manning-Wheatley, passed away on September 27, 2021.

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Published by Idaho State Journal on Oct. 1, 2021.

Memories and Condolences
for Reginald Denney

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6 Entries

Rocky Price

February 15, 2022

Sorry I wasn´t there for you old friend. My prayers go out to the family and friends of Reg. I just found out that you´ve been gone from this world since September 27th 2021...my heart hurts Reg.... I will miss you...rest well and I will see you soon. Sincerely just me Rock

James W. Jamison

October 23, 2021

Rad... you were such a fire cracker when we were kids.
It was fun being your neighbor and that week you came to stay with me in Portland I thought you were going to end up in jail.

You and Tinkie were the best!

Jim Jamison
Retired Captain CCSO
Portland Oregon

Michael Henderson

October 10, 2021

For 67 years "Rad" was my surrogate big brother, (actually my mom´s little brother). But he and twin sister Regina were born 15 months before me.

I have worked and traveled over much of the world, but my sisters and my best adventures were always with Uncle Reggie. He always had some new schemes or something new to explore. A new place to fish. Another river rapids to run.

He wasn´t real excited about flying with me, but he went along to be supportive, then bragged about his nephew despite being genuinely terrified.

There is way more to him than trucking, law enforcement and his myriad of two-wheel vehicles since the 1960´s. Few people know Rad played a trumpet, was a yell-leader while at ISU and could recite lyrics to any Fleetwood Mac song.

On a personal level; high school friends, whom he always supported and stayed close to, were treated not at all different than any complete strangers. I never saw or heard him be mean or neglect someone in need including giving them his last dollar to many. I watched this over and over through the decades.

Rad gave me much of my first work ethic, obediently laying and cleaning carpets for his dad way before he became a teenager and taking little me along later to do everything from delivering pianos for Fawson Music to rescuing me in my broke down VW bug in Rexburg more than once.

He befriended many Idaho vets as they returned home from Viet Nam with battle scars, drug problems and emotional deviation.

My most poignant rescue was at Gonzaga University in Spokane. We accompanied the ISU basketball team there. Rad put on his cheerleading uniform and safety pinned tiny me into the sweaty Bengal Tiger mascot costume. It was all fun till ISU beat Gonzaga by several points on their own turf. Scores of drunk Gonzaga fans wanted to ruff us up in the parking lot. Never one to back down from a brawl, Reggie Denny got between his little nephew and brutes a foot taller and fifty pounds bigger than he. Then the many dozen ISU Alumni stepped in and took us home with them.

Rad is a lot of things he seldom flaunted like his mom, but he is anything but boring.

He last called us in February when my wife Karen was in a COVID coma for 33 days obviously more concerned about us than his own needs.

We all knew he loves his boys Dan and Tommy. He forever stood up for and defended his sisters. Loyal to the core.

I´ll never talk about him in the past tense. He lives on and forever with me in the forefront of my daily thoughts. Part of me.

Thanks everyone else who ever called Rad their friend in Pocatello and all across the US.

Michael Henderson

Robert Lee

October 4, 2021

Rad, your dear sister Carol is celebrating your reunion in heaven. She has been longing for you for a long time. Your reunion will be truly festive. You are now reunited within your living departed family. You can now celebrate with your loved ones and experience all the love they had for you on earth.

Robert Lee

October 4, 2021

Rest in peace, Reggie. My sympathy goes to all of family and friends. You will be missed, but your Mom and Dad will be looking for you to celebrate your life in the hearafter. Godspeed, Rad.

Tom McDonough

October 2, 2021

We will all miss our buddy Reggie. He had a love for adventure and motorcycles.

I will never forget our 4-man raft whitewater trip down the Snake River below Jackson Hole during Memorial Day when it was so rough our raft was flipped upside down.

We were reminiscing recently during our 50/51st High School Reunion. Mike (right side picture) had just been pulled onboard out of the river with Dennis from swamping his canoe when all 4 of us flipped over.

Our deepest sympathy to family and friends

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