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He was born in Canton in 1951 and the youngest of three children of Duane Kinch Bohlayer and the late Eunice Tomkins Bohlayer.
Dennis was the beloved husband of Linda Bohlayer; devoted father of Lisa Wissel (Alexander) and Brian Bohlayer (Sara); dear brother of Larry Bohlayer (Sherrie) and Georgia Loder (Walt). He is also survived by three grandchildren, four stepsisters, and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.
As a young man later growing up in Honey Brook, PA, Dennis excelled academically as well as athletically, setting many records as a track and field athlete at Twin Valley High School (Class of
1969) including the Pennsylvania State Class B 880-yard dash, a record which still stands today. His talents took him to the United States Coast Guard Academy, where he was named to the 1971 All- American College Track and Field Team, and later inducted into the USCG Academy Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997.