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December 8, 2005
Dennis holding Kickers Mascot Joey before the 1995 Championship Season. A poem for Helen in honour of Dennis Though I am sad to leave you Though fate may seem unkind There is no sorrow in my heart As I leave this life behind Fortune has dealt me a shorter term Than three score years and ten But I have lived a thousand lives In the hearts of other men For I have shared and treasured The precious gift of few I have known the pleasure and the pride Of boyhood dreams come true I have tasted the thrill of victory In the course of battles run I have soared aloft on the roar of the crowd As another goal was won And if as they say a life is rich With one single friend alone How great is the wealth of a man with friends Whose number is never known I think of the comrade I have loved Whose lives were cruelly stilled Weep for them, weep not for me My life has been fulfilled Oft I have dined at the feast of joy I have tasted the sweetest wine And who can say that he has shared A love as deep as mine And so farewell, yet do not grieve Think of me for a while Beyond a tear I’d rather be Remembered with a smile By Geoffrey H Galley Dennis Viollet was in a class of his own. Dennis was modest, humble, caring, generous, honest, funny, respected and loved by everyone. Whenever his name is mentioned to someone who knew him, the immediate response is “He was such a gentleman." I guess that’s why Stoke City Football Club named a street leading into their new stadium, Dennis Viollet Avenue. Dennis was a great role model. He gave so many young people the tools to help them through life. He would take an average experience and makes it so special with his touch. Even though we miss him dearly, we can only humor him by attempting to fill half his shoes and spread the wealth. Thank you, Dennis for so many great years and letting us see life so clear. It is the pledge of the Pumas to inspire young people in our community to just as Dennis did for so many years.
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