Dennis Kalins Obituary

I am so sorry to read of Denny's passing. I was actually trying to contact him this morning on Facebook to see if he had a page. This is when I saw the obituary.

In the late 1960's, we were stationed together in the Army at Bad Cannstatt, Germany. We were both assigned to the 582nd Medical Ambulance Company. We bonded quickly, since he was from Oak Lawn and I was from Harvey. He had many close friends in our unit, including me.

Denny always had his camera close by. He travelled all over Europe taking pictures when he took his leave or on a long weekend pass. He packed a small bag with a couple changes of clothes and he was on his way to the bahnhof (train station). When he would return, he would announce " Hey guys, want to see pictures of my leave?" He had a captive audience as he described each photo in detail. Denny probably had pictures of all the guys in our unit. He never wanted pictures taken of him, but he took this photo of me sitting on the hood of my ambulance in the fall of 1968.

I could go on about our card games of Hearts on Saturday nights - we had so much fun together.

My sincere sympathy and prayers to the Kalins family. The Lord has received a special Angel. I have lost a great friend.

Offering our deepest condolences during this difficult time.