Dennis (Denny) Lloyd Mason
Dennis (Denny) Lloyd Mason of Bridgeton, Missouri was a hard-working father, husband, son, brother, and grandfather. He left this world after an exponential fight with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease on February 11, 2024, at the age of 65.
Denny was born to the late Wilbur and Genevieve Mason on February 14, 1958, in Jasper, Missouri. He graduated from North Technical High School, in Saint Louis, Missouri and pursued a degree in electric at Vatterott College in St. Louis, Missouri. He enjoyed his career as a truck driver; he loved being on the road. He spent most of his career at Adcom, JS Express, and Johnstone Supply; retired from Community Tire in February of 2023.
Denny was married on October 6, 1984, to the late Joan E. Mason; this would have been their 40th loving years of marriage.
He was an extremely devoted father to Daniel (Sabrina), Kathleen, and Kelly Mason. Grandfather to his best friend Isabelle Hunter, brother to Brenda (late Buck) Shephard, son-in-law to the late John and Ellen “Jane” Williams, brother-in-law to Judy (late Bill Sr.) Sansone, and Jeanne Betz. He had many cousins who were like brothers and sisters to him. He had many friends, who became family.
Denny enjoyed being outside in the garage, fixing or building something; he enjoyed helping people with hands-on projects and will “Get round to it”. He loved to spend time with his family and friends, especially with a Busch light in hand on the patio. He taught so much to the people around him through whatever he did. He loved traveling with mom and friends.
A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, February 23rd from 2pm to 5pm at St. Louis Cremation, the St. Peters’ location: 320 Jungermann, St. Peters, MO 63376. In celebration of Denny’s life please wear your favorite jeans and flannel. Interment at Calvary Cemetery will be private.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to our Team at the ALS Association Walk to Defeat “Round 2 for Team Mason” or go to our team page.
Your Mom and Dad were the best neighbors I could have hoped for. Your mom was always sending him over when I had mechanical issues at the house like a busted water hose from the washer shooting water all over the basement, a drained car battery in the dead of winter or a lawnmower that was just too hard to start. My grass would have stayed knee high all summer if not for him. I spent many a summer day on the front porch with your mom and dad sharing life together. We all moved away but they never left my heart. Neither have you kids. We are saddened by your loss and pray you will be comforted by the hope of heaven where we will hang out on the front porch some day again without a care in the world. Love you all.
My mum is 83 and had great difficulty speaking and swallowing much of anything. Food was getting trapped in her throat and blocking her air way was happening more often. she battled for each breath. The riluzole did very little to help her. The medical team did even less. Her decline was rapid and devastating. The psychological support from the medical centre was non-existent and if it were not for the sensitive care and attention of our primary physician, there she would have died. There has been little if any progress in finding a cure or reliable treatment. Acupuncture eased her anxiety a bit. this year our primary physician started her on Natural Herbs Centre ALS/MND natural treatment, 6 months into treatment she improved dramatically. It has been a complete turnaround with her speech, she no longer needs the feeding tube to feed, the treatment is a miracle. She recovered significantly!