I first met Dennis when he was a Skagit County Board of Adjustment member, and I was its legal advisor. My interaction with Dennis was limited during those months of evening land use hearings. My next meeting with Dennis was our first visit to Bethany Covenant Church in Mount Vernon. Sometime later, Dennis and I started a one-on-one Bible Study at my office in the Courthouse. He was a God-sent friend who patiently opened a path to faith.