Deseret News | Arizona philanthopist T. Dennis Barney dies

Arizona philanthopist T. Dennis Barney dies

By Art Thomason

The Arizona Republic

Published: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009 12:40 p.m. MST

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A developer who quietly orchestrated reformation of a drug-infested neighborhood into a gateway for the LDS Mesa Arizona Temple died Monday at his Gilbert home. The death of T. Dennis Barney stunned and saddened friends, many of them community leaders in Mesa and Gilbert where his work for charitable causes and the Mormon Church were felt. He was 62.

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Dear Anonymous. Please contact Mr.Haught himself. He'd probably give...

Anonymous | March 17, 2009 at 12:53 a.m.

What happened to Butch Haught who worked with Dennis for 24 years....

Anonymous | Jan. 14, 2009 at 8:10 p.m.

We lost a truly great man. An example to young and old on how much...

One of Many | Jan. 9, 2009 at 1:42 a.m.

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