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Dennis M. Traynor

May 26, 1949 - December 7, 2011

It is rare in life to have a true friend, one that genuinely cares about you. Someone who pops in at work for a sanity check at the most needed times. Who listens and gives the best advice, even if it is the harder way. Or asks for advice or shares the game plan. A person who encourages you when you are down, and laughs with you at the joyful moments. Who will call you out of the blue to play hooky and go out on the boat, just because.

Being more than a friend, being a mentor in my faith journey, and mostly by example. Challenging me to stretch and grow in faith, and teaching me how to be a good shepherd. Making all that needs to be done in Christ’s name seem simple and easy. Bringing clarity to it all when it’s foggy, and light when it is dark. Showing us all how to really love our Lord and being Christ centered always.

There are so many times that Dennis brought our Lord into our moments. Like looking up at a beautiful sunrise with clouds aglow and commenting in his animated joy-filled way, “Nice job God!” Or when working in ministry to have him call and say “Tones, Dennis Traynor here, calling with a sanity check.” Or when he forgot something he needed to do, would apologize and excuse it to “mad cow disease.” But most of all, what I will most remember him for, is simply for saying, “I love you.” And I love you too.

My dear brother in Christ, I know you are looking down and excitedly saying “I made it, I’m home.” And for me, it is much too soon. But I know God has great plans in your wake, because He worked mightily through you. This world is a much better place because of that. You epitomized what we worked hard together to do, to make a friend, be a friend and bring your friend to Christ. You spoke often about what we are going to say the day we stand at the gates when asked “What’s up?” I know you are hearing instead “Welcome my good and faithful servant, all your friends await you.”

Tony DaCosta

MANCHESTER - Dennis M. Traynor, CLU, 62, died Dec. 7, 2011, in Plymouth, Mass., from injuries received in an auto accident.

Dennis was an insurance compliance officer with New York Life Insurance Company. He also worked for New England Financial, Met Life, John Hancock Insurance Co., American Mutual Insurance, and was the founder of Kingston Financial Services.

He was a communicant of St. Marie Church in Manchester where he served as a Eucharistic minister. He was a member of the Cursillo movement, the N.H. Tres Dias movement, the Sarto Center in Hooksett and served with Eight Days of Hope. He also had many affiliations within the insurance industry.

Dennis enjoyed adventures with his grandchildren, playing his piano, boating and basketball. He was affectionately known as the "CEO of sanity checks."

He was a mentor to family, friends and co-workers. His relationship with Christ informed everything he did.

His "ridiculously large family" includes his wife of 41 years, Diane A. (Hayes) Traynor of Manchester; four children, Noelle Morin and her husband, Michael, of Longview, Texas, Louise Beal and her husband, Pete, of Rochester, Sarah Barr and her husband, Matt, of Willington, Conn., and Patrick Traynor and his wife, Sarah, of Manchester; 13 grandchildren; four siblings, Mary Timson and her husband, Paul, of Derry, Ellen Delisle of Manchester, Daniel Traynor and his wife, Jackie, of Atkinson, and Judith Desrosiers and her husband, Scott, of Hollis; his father-in-law, Donald Hayes Sr.; a sister-in-law, Melanie Nesheim and her husband, Bill; a brother in law, Donald Hayes Jr.; many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and "The Insurance Kids."

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SERVICES: Calling hours are from 1 to 3 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Lambert Funeral Home & Crematory, 1799 Elm St., corner of North Street, Manchester. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Marie Church, 378 Notre Dame Ave., Manchester. Committal prayers will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, 474 Goffstown Rd., Manchester.

Donations may be made to the Sarto Center, P.O. Box 810, Epping, 03042-0810. For more information, go to lambertfuneralhome.com.