Death date: Mar 8, 2022
Skylawn Funeral Home regrets to announce the passing of Densel "Denny" Lawhern, on March 8, 2022 in Belmont, CA. Services at have been scheduled for Wednesday, March 16 at Skylawn Funeral Home, Highway 92 @ Route 35 in San Mateo, Read Obituary
Denny loved life and all who lives he touched.
Denny was my best friend my brother someone who had a kindness about him to all and always could be possitive even when things weren’t easy. And he always had a smile even towards the end when he wasn’t feeling well. We all miss him and are trying to cope with our great loss of this man that touched so many people in his lifetime. Abbie Hull
Denny was a friend of my mother, Meg Buckley (1st female mayor of Belmont). He loved all things Belmont, California and I believe that he also helped keep Twin Pines Park. Thank you 🙏🏼 ❤️✨
When I became a docent in the History room, Denny was the president of the Belmont Historical Society and he showed me the ropes- telling me all kinds of stories he knew about Belmont; what all of the items were in the room; his involvement in so many projects and endeavors- he truly was Mr. Belmont. He also graciously allowed me to interview him twice about two different relatives that he had discovered were immigrants to the United States- the interviews are with the MidPeninsula Immigrant Project. Denny also shared his travel adventures that he and his sister had taken- so much history and excitement. I went to high school with his sister Abbie. Denny will be terribly missed.
I met Denny in 2012 or so about doing a book about Belmont. The publisher had been kinda hounding him to do it. He had already scanned hundreds of historical photos of Belmont as JPEGs but the publisher wanted TIFFs. He said he wasn't keen to redo all the scans. Denny showed me around the Belmont History Room and the files and set me loose to do the book we all worked on together about Belmont.
Denny knew everything and everyone pertaining to Belmont, and he was a joy to work with. Denny was excited in recent years about trips he planned to take with his sister Abbie, especially the trip to England to trace their ancestors.
Denny was absolutely THE nicest human being I have ever met. I'm grateful to have known him.
