Alvarado -- 72, of Alvarado, went to be with the Lord Thursday, April 19, 2012.
 A memorial service was held Monday, April 23, 2012, and he was laid to rest at Pleasant Point Cemetery.
 Frank was born in Cleburne on April 23, 1939, the son of Bill and Bertha Dennis. He retired after working at Texas Steel for 44 years and Alvarado ISD for five and one half years. Frank was a member of Liberty Baptist Church in Midlothian, loved hunting and fishing, and, most importantly, was a loving, Christian husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.
 He was preceded in death by his parents, Bill and Bertha Dennis; and his sister, Margie Grubbs.
 Survivors include his wife of 50 years, Linda; sons, Tommy
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Dennis and wife, Jill, and Jerry Dennis and wife, Karen; daughter, Susan Dennis; grandsons, Michael Dennis and wife, Brandi, and Bailey, Bryce and Blake Dennis; granddaughters, Lesley Dennis and Brooke Dennis; great-grandchildren, Austin and Emma Dennis; brothers, Billy Dennis and wife, Glenna, and Gene Dennis and wife, Mary; sisters, Mary Housewright and husband, Johnny, and Kathy Fisher and husband, Ted; and many other relatives and friends.