Dennis Napoleon Fortin

Dennis, was a very dear friend I met when just about 14 years old. He, George, Wally & I logged quite a few road miles running with the MVRR. After I moved away, I always would make sure to go visit him. RIP friend.

Dennis will be missed for his kindness, his loyality to his friends, his community minded compassion. I knew Dennis through a mutual friend of ours; Wally McDonald. I am deeply sorrowed by the news of his death. There is comfort in knowing he lived life well and did not hold back. My condolences and prayers go out to his family and many friends.

Dear Mark and Nicole . . . and Dennis' family,
My goodness but this news has saddened me greatly. I just saw your Dad, it seems, less than a month ago. He was a very good friend. What may not be known besides the fact that we ran together, biked together and shared many, many political and personal conversations, is the fact that I bought my first home in Springvale from him. One day when we were doing one of our "training" for a marathon runs (the muffin runs on Sat. morning from Grove St.) we passed this house on Kirk St. He mentioned he had just purchased it . . . well, I helped him finish refurbrishing it and rented it one year then purchased it from him after that...I lived there 14 years....and he plowed me out several times for nothing!!!!! And, on a more somber note, he and I were running the Nike marathon course going from Kennebunk into Biddeford Pool on the day when he stopped and said he had to "take a break" . . . he then went through a battery of tests that signified his need of assistance . . . He built a really nice lattice fence for me in his "make shift" workshop in the block he owned on Main St. - a masterpiece for the garden!! Well, as you can feel from my words, he was my friend - he was a friend to all of us. His study of the financial structure in Sanford and the spending ratios was used my me in the negotiations for salaries for teachers in Sanford. He was a very smart man. So, thank you, Dennis, for all the friendship and commradery - thank you. I wish you all well and in remembering your Dad - there should be a wonderful smile and a good feeling of warmth sent from his friends - I am but one of so many.
Very sincerely,
David Breault