Dennis Reynolds (Deceased), Fort Dodge, IA Iowa last lived in Davenport, IA USA

In Memory

Dennis Reynolds

DAVENPORT — Dennis Reynolds, 62, of Davenport, died unexpectedly in his sleep Friday, June 10, 2016. Memorial services to celebrate Denny’s life will be 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2016, in the All Faith Chapel at Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, Davenport. His family will greet friends at the funeral home prior to services from 3-6 p.m. Honoring his wishes, the rite of cremation has been accorded and private burial will take place at a later date.

Denny was born Aug. 16, 1953, in Algona, Iowa, to Duane and Mary (Wood) Reynolds. He was the oldest of eight children.

He graduated high school from St. Edmond's Catholic School in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He attended St. Ambrose University, graduating in 1975 with a degree in accounting and a minor in English. While attending St. Ambrose, Denny met his wife, Joyce (Ehlinger) Reynolds. They were married one week after graduating college on May 17, 1975. They were blessed with two daughters.

Denny worked at Snap-On Tools for 15 years as an office manager before going back to school to get a degree in computer programing, maintaining straight A’s for his second time through college. Following graduation, he worked at AAA Iowa, Lee Enterprises and, finally, Swiss Valley Farms. He retired from Swiss Valley Farms in August 2015 after 15 years. His cow collection will live on.

Denny maintained close relationships with his high school and college friends. He met his high school buddies every August for a weekend of golf. He could be found most Saturdays at Rookies Sports Bar in Davenport, hanging out with the "gang" and eating his usual burger basket.

He was a huge Iowa Hawkeyes fan, tailgating at all football home games each season. He was known for showing his Hawkeye spirit with his striped bibs and face paint during Homecoming games. He was famous for manning the grill at the tailgate and making pregame pancakes for large crowds of people.

Denny loved running, swimming and biking, or really just the people involved. He was on the board of the Cornbelt Running Club and a host for the Wednesday night pub runs, writing the weekly newsletter. He was great training buddy to many. A natural coach and teacher, he was unselfish and patient as a race buddy. He loved nothing more than finding someone who needed help with pacing and making sure they crossed the finish line. When he decided he wanted to do triathlons, he didn’t let the fact that he didn’t know how to swim stop him. He took lessons at the Davenport YMCA and joined triathlon training groups to work on his swimming. He never let the swimming portion slow him down (much). He loved his bikes, always saying that the number of bikes a person should have was "n+1," where "n" is the number of bikes you currently have. He loved biking with the St. Ambrose team during RAGBRAI, writing the group blog and competing in the daily pie eating contest.

He had a passion for many things, including Cubs baseball, basement foosball tournaments, teaching teenagers to drive (much to the relief of their parents), Peeps, and making pecan pie, fudge and gingerbread during the holidays.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents and father, Duane Reynolds. Dennis is survived by his wife, Joyce; daughters, Dr. Erin Reynolds of Evansville, Indiana, and Heather Wilmoth, her husband, Tom Wilmoth, and baby on the way, of Des Plaines, Illinois; mother, Mary, siblings, Rob (Kak), Lori (Rusty), Doug (Vera), Brian (Carolyn), Kelly, Dave and Kurt (Katie), and numerous loving cousins, nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends.

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