Dennis Bod

1934 - 2023

Dennis Bod
June 12, 1934 - February 6, 2023
Tacoma, Washington - Dennis Bod passed away on Monday, February 6th, surrounded by loved ones, at the age of 88. He was born in North Dakota to Oscar and Clara Bod and later moved to Tacoma. Dennis graduated Stadium High School and then Pacific University in Oregon. After 7 years of dating, he married his high school sweetheart, Liz. They were married for 57 years prior to Liz passing in 2017, and lived in Federal Way and Tacoma the entire time. With the help of his family, he built a house in Federal Way where they raised their only son, Bruce, who gave them a daughter-in-law, Tammy, three grandchildren, Nick (Melisa), Courtney (Daryl), Niel, and two grand puppies, Abbie and Leroy. From that point forward he was known as "Papa." Dennis worked for The Boeing Company and retired in 1995 after 35 years. In 2018 he met Trish Harrison. They both loved to travel and go on adventures together until right up to the end.
Papa was a kind and generous man who loved his family and social interactions with just about anyone. He would strike up conversations with complete strangers and soon become friends. He was full of life and lived for adventure and experiences. Papa loved doing projects and when something was not quite perfect, he would often say, "good enough for Boeing" and move on to the next thing. He loved telling stories about his life growing up, from work, and his adventures. When he would be called out on the accuracy of something, he would just smile and say "details, details!" and then we would all laugh. Papa had a million sayings like these that we will all miss so much. Even though we all would tell him that we loved him, I don't think he could ever imagine just how much we really do, and miss him so very much. We love you Papa!!!