Many people remember Dennis Bowler, who passed away in 2004. Those who participated in the Boy Scout program will remember him as the rifle range director at Camp Dittmer in the 1990s while many others will remember him as a substitute teacher for schools across the region, from Batavia to Lockport. He had lived on Ridge Road in Gasport, very near Harris Farm Market.
I stumbled across this great article that ran in a 2010 copy of the American Conservative of all places. It's a gem that really captures the essence of Dennis....
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/st-dennis-of-the-bleachers/
I stumbled across this great article that ran in a 2010 copy of the American Conservative of all places. It's a gem that really captures the essence of Dennis....
http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/st-dennis-of-the-bleachers/