Miss you Dad! Hope you and Rich are enjoying playing cards and dominoes! Thanks to both of you for watching over us. Can’t wait to see you again! We love you! Love Janice & Dani
If you are available and in the Northern Arizona area please join us for a Celebration of Life for Daniel B Dunphy. Food and beverages will be provided. Please bring any stories about Dan that you wish to share with others during this gathering too.
Date: October 13, 2018 Time: 2 PM Place: Munds Park, AZ Address: To be provided in a response to your RSVP.
Dan is my father in law - but he is truly MY Father. I stated "is my father in law" because I know he is with Jesus and is more alive and free of health issues than ever. I always wanted a Dad like Dan. He always listened to me and my concerns. He was always quick to listen and slow to speak - which reflected his deep and true concern for me. He always had time to share his wisdom learned from life experience. You could not help but listen to his advice as you knew he cared deeply for you. So many people where touched by his genuine interest he had for others. He is a gift from the Lord that I am blessed to have known and loved. I thank our Lord that we will all be reunited again, and at that moment it will be forever. Dad, I want you to know, that I will always take care of your daughter the way you prayed your son in law would! Until we all meet again Dad - along with your son and my brother Richard. I have been deeply blessed to have married into this family, my family! Love your son, Tim.
I talked to Dad almost every morning for 1-2 hours. Now that he has gone even though I know we are separated for just a short time, the mornings are the hardest. It is 5:30 am right now. I have been up since 4 am. That is the time we would talk. We would talk about everything. We would talk about nothing. When he talked talked to Tim, my husband, Tim would say, "your Dad knows everything about our family just like he was living in our home." But, that was because he cared enough to listen. That is a trait that is lost today. People want just to text. I am guilty of that. Thinking about this I can't believe how often my conversation boiled down to a response of "K." I need to improve. Be more like my Dad and show I care by showing more interest in the people in my life. Things in my life happen and I think I'll tell that to Dad. Because that is what I have always done. But, then I remember I can't and the feeling of loss comes back again. I know I will be with my Dad and Richard again. I just miss talking with them and knowing they are here.
Dan and I loved to play two handed card games and dominoes. He was the most competitive player and loved it when he beat me......When we grew tired of playing, we took a break and went to Golden corral and Village Inn [our favorite places] I met Dan in the late 1980's, thru Teri, when she and my son, Tim started their life together. I will miss those great times and I will always have loving memories that I will never forget. Jan Stone
Dan was a wonderful man and father. He was always there to listen to his children. My husband Richard thought the world of his father and tried to live his life based on a work ethic he got from his dad. He admired him and loved him so very much. Rich loved to tell stories of Dads cooking, and owning and managing restaurants. And how all the kids helped in the work. He had so many great stories! Dan was a wonderful father in law and grandfather. We did not get to spend as much time with him as we would have liked, we loved him very much. I find peace in knowing that that Dan and Rich are together in heaven... playing dominoes..... I’m sure of it!❤️ I love and miss you both so very much!
Over the 20-year course of holidays, I knew and loved Dan as Catcha-tone, a suavey personality earned from his dapper swag to the most memorable experience playing cards [hand & foot]. Often playing cards, and for multiple hours at a time I would whisper to myself what it would be like to have a father like him, one could feel his conviviality when he walked into the environment. I will miss you my friend and will see you soon. Love Matt