July 22, 1946 – July 5, 2021
Dennis Lyn Carson, age 74, passed away on July 5, 2021. Born 30 minutes before his twin brother in Redding, CA on July 22, 1946, his family moved around northern California and Nevada when he was a child, going wherever there was work for his father. In addition to his twin brother, Dennis had an older brother and sister. He spent his teen years growing up in Galt and graduated from Galt Joint Union High School in 1964, then attended SJ Delta College. In the summer of 1967, Dennis was drafted into the United States Army and deployed to serve his country in the Vietnam War. He was a member of Bravo 2/7 1st Cavalry Airmobile as a combat infantryman. During his service there, he was awarded several medals including the Purple Heart Medal, the Bronze Star Medal, the Air Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, also badges for Expert Rifle and Sharpshooter Machine Gun status.
Upon returning home, he worked various jobs until he was hired on to work for the United States Postal Service where he would remain until retirement at the age of 55. Among some of Dennis’ favorite things were the three “G’s” as his granddaughter put it; Gardening, Grilling and Golf. He could be found doing one or more on any given day. He also liked to keep up on politics and enjoyed sharing his experiences in life with family and friends, which usually ended in a life lesson for the listener.
Dennis was preceded in death by his father Arthur Carson, mother Anna Carson and his brother Art aka Kit Carson. He is survived by his wife Louise Carson, daughter Lisa May (David), son Jason Carson (Tammy), their mother Judith Schnabel, stepson Brian Kratz, twin brother David Carson (Theresa), sister Linnea Olsen, and sister-in-law Jane Carson. He is also survived by 7 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren
Dennis was a character, entertaining everyone with his wit and charm. A devoted loving and caring husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend, he will be forever missed by all who knew and loved him.
Services will be held at Cherokee Memorial Park, Vineyard Chapel on July 21st at 10 am. Reception to follow at the home of Jason and Tammy Carson.