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11856394_10153526925764806_3352891793165825801_oDana Hudson passed on Labor Day: September 5, 2016.

The loss of this great, joyful, hard-working, hard-loving man is profound.

It is the hope of those of us in his physical and spiritual family that we can hold on to some of the joy that we found with him by sharing our stories of times with him.

There is a form to fill out and share your story below. Include photos, videos (or YouTube links). (If you include a photo, please add a note in your post that you are uploading a photo and a brief description of the photo, so that we can link the correct photo with your post! thanks)

So, please. Stay for a while and share your memories of one of the greatest guys you ever met.

 

Dana's Memorial

We all gathered to remember Dana at the Mad River (Blue Lake) Grange on October 9th, 2016. Here are a few photos - if you have more that you'd like to share, please email them to meriahnichols@gmail.com.

memories and stories of Dana

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51 You’d be 51 today, brother. I know how it would go: you’d wake up before dawn, watching your movies in your tiny room…

Love

he use to call me Destiny’s child when I was feeling down – it always pulled me up Dana was : and ; is…

Friend

I met Dana twice in his home. He was a happy presence. The space was uplifted by it. Today at his memorial I heard…

Oh, Papa Dana

Dana gave me the gift of a lifetime, and I will never cease to be grateful for it. At the risk of being too…

Giving

Of course he was always busy and working but he still found away to give to his community. During the last month of my…

With Love

Dana, how are we going to go on without you? You dear and precious man. When I thought about moving to Blue Lake, in…

MS

Although we met only once, you made a distinct impression. Kind, comfortable with yourself, friendly and loving with others, you welcomed our diverse group…

Opportunity

Dana gave a hand up and opportunity to those in need. With a smile and a great big hug that lifts the soul, he…

The Gift

THE GIFT I am writing to share some stories in honor of my dear friend Dana Hudson. It is my sincerest hope that these…

An Evening to Remember

On his way home from LA, Dana stopped by our house for the night. He insisted on making the evening a fun one even…

A Love Song For Dana

A Love Song For Dana DANA — Dana Dana DEAR Dana SO Beautiful! SO Generous! SO STRONG! DANA — Dana Dana DEAR Dana How…

Memories

We lament the departure of our friend Dana and send our condolences to the family. We pray for the progress of his soul in…

And He is with God

Well 1st , I’m not a good story teller but here goes…I had a feeling of great love and respect 4 Dana after 5…

To Dana’s Children

We are Dana’s uncle and aunt. So how does one describe the guy named Dana? We are having trouble with this, nothing we say…

Living On

A couple summers ago I went to watch Meriah’s energy-packed, incredibly intelligent kids. For a while, I hadn’t met Dana, the man of the…

Always positive

We met in China. Can’t think of Dana anything but one word – “positive”. God Bless Dana.

Always a smile!!

Dana’s smile was always infectious, his big sincere hugs a pleasure to receive. He was always so positive, and happy! He loved everyone and…

Buddy

A memory that comes to mind when remembering Dana is from when I got prk eye surgery. This was maybe 2 years back. After…

Love Actually

Dana’s mom, Diana, is my friend. It was during her loving care of her father Jack, Dana’s grandpa, here on the Alameda Beach of…

His Language was LOVE

Dana was a big brother to the world. All the love and kindness he was to you he was to all who meet him,…

Chocolate Cake

Probably around 7 years ago my mom and Dana had met in a pre requisite class for nursing school through CR. My mom had…

A Kind Heart

I remember all the love that Dana showed to everyone. No matter who it was Dana was a kind and loving person. He was…

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Dana

the Great Bear of Blue Lake

He Loved Us All