Dennis L. Beranek
1948 – 2012
After a 6 month battle with cancer, Dennis died peacefully on Sunday, June 3rd surrounded by numerous friends and his wife Susan Beranek. In addition to his wife, Dennis is survived by Tom and Patricia Foster (brother-in-law and sister in-law), Luke Foster (nephew), Laura Foster (niece), Joanne & Lyle Lewis (aunt/uncle) and other relatives.
He is a graduate of Doane College (Crete, NE) where he was a member of the 1967 – 1970 winning football team. He and the entire team were recently admitted to the Honor D hall of fame.
Dennis had a lengthy career in banking which began at Gateway Bank & Trust in Lincoln, NE. After relocating to Denver in 1980 he worked for a variety of financial service organizations.
Dennis was a 30+ year survivor of Ewing's Sarcoma cancer. The past 36 years he has been an avid golfer, motorcyclist, skier, swimmer, Caribbean traveler, wine aficionado, and grill master.
There will be a Celebration of His Life on Saturday, June 16, 2012. From 2:30 PM until 4:00 PM, at the DoubleTree Hotel, 7801 East Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111. A Wake at 5:00 PM will follow at the home of Pam Kenny and Doug Kline, 3806 South Jersey, Denver, Colorado 80237.
A special room rate will be given at the DoubleTree Hotel for the Celebration of Life for Dennis L. Beranek.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Stacey Hick's fundraising page:
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/DetermiNation/DNFY11IL?px=17523588&pg=personal&fr_id=42914
Stacey is running the Chicago marathon in honour of Dennis and all money raised will go to the American Cancer Society.