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dewsgirl

(14,965 posts)
Mon May 4, 2026, 07:29 AM May 4

Dennis Donovan

How do I submit a request to add someone to in memoriam.
He passed away on May 29th, 2025. I did let someone else know who's a top poster here and knew him in person as well, I had assumed that they added him
I was with him for 5 yrs and miss him every single day.
I know he would want to be there.

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Dennis Donovan (Original Post) dewsgirl May 4 OP
I liked Dennis very much. LuckyCharms May 4 #1
Me too. Sad to hear of this. CaptainTruth May 4 #10
dewsgirl, I would send a private message to EarlG. LuckyCharms May 4 #2
Hello EarlG May 4 #3
K&R jfz9580m May 4 #4
Sorry for your loss, dewsgirl. Thank you for informing us. 70sEraVet May 4 #5
🫂 mwmisses4289 May 4 #6
A great DUer orangecrush May 4 #7
I am sorry for your loss, dewsgirl. sheshe2 May 4 #8
So very sorry for your loss. niyad May 4 #9
Sad to hear of Dennis' passing. KY_EnviroGuy May 4 #11
Oh dewsgirl, so sorry for your loss mountain grammy May 4 #12
OMG I had no idea BumRushDaShow May 4 #13
My deepest condolences for your loss. greatauntoftriplets May 4 #14
I am so sorry for your loss, dewsgirl. yellow dahlia May 4 #15
I'm so very sorry to hear the news of his passing, and of your loss Quiet Em Wednesday #16
I came here today after hearing about another recently parted and found Dennis Donnovan listed hlthe2b 13 hrs ago #17

EarlG

(23,694 posts)
3. Hello
Mon May 4, 2026, 08:07 AM
May 4

I'm sorry to hear about this -- my condolences. I will add Dennis to the In Memoriam page. Normally when I do this, I link to the thread where the person's passing was announced. If you would like to, you can start a thread in the Lounge or General Discussion to let people know about Dennis, if you want to write something about him. Alternatively I can link directly to this thread. Whichever you prefer.

jfz9580m

(17,712 posts)
4. K&R
Mon May 4, 2026, 09:14 AM
May 4

I wondered how he was. He stopped posting soon after Trump came in and I remembered his mentioning that he was barely subsisting.
He, wandering harper, MLF etc.

I felt really bad for a Facebook employee I once read about who was living out of their car. That is not really connected except I was ranting in another thread about “data as oil”, but I don’t mean people barely getting by.

Edit: I am very sorry for your loss dewsgirl.

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,796 posts)
11. Sad to hear of Dennis' passing.
Mon May 4, 2026, 10:19 AM
May 4

I seem to recall he went through some very trying times.

May he rest in peace and lasting peace be with you, Dewsgirl.........

mountain grammy

(29,171 posts)
12. Oh dewsgirl, so sorry for your loss
Mon May 4, 2026, 10:20 AM
May 4

and our loss too.. I so liked his posts and have been missing him.

BumRushDaShow

(171,903 posts)
13. OMG I had no idea
Mon May 4, 2026, 10:29 AM
May 4

I know many DUers just walked away after the election (some temporarily and others promised "for good" ), but didn't realize that was his final goodbye.

Condolences to you, his family, and any who got to know him personally.

greatauntoftriplets

(179,299 posts)
14. My deepest condolences for your loss.
Mon May 4, 2026, 12:03 PM
May 4

Dennis was an asset to DU, and I wondered what happened to him when he stopped posting. Thanks for letting us know.

yellow dahlia

(6,402 posts)
15. I am so sorry for your loss, dewsgirl.
Mon May 4, 2026, 07:45 PM
May 4

Thank you for informing us. I noticed he stopped posting here, as well as on Bluesky.

He was the first DUer I followed on Bluesky. I was new to DU at the time, but his posts had already left an impression on me.



Quiet Em

(2,987 posts)
16. I'm so very sorry to hear the news of his passing, and of your loss
Wed May 6, 2026, 02:13 PM
Wednesday

Dennis always posted informative threads and I very much appreciated his efforts and his kindness in the few interactions I had with him.

hlthe2b

(114,543 posts)
17. I came here today after hearing about another recently parted and found Dennis Donnovan listed
Mon May 11, 2026, 10:57 PM
13 hrs ago

One of my favorites here whose posting of news and very interesting articles kept us greatly informed. I am sorry I was not aware he had passed and hope good memories sustain all who loved him.

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