Mr. Dennis “Denny” Bugar, 67, loving husband, father, son-in-law, brother, grandfather, and friend passed away Sunday, June 7, 2020.
Denny was born March 29, 1953, to the late Albert and Helen (Podrosky) Bugar.
He was a dedicated science teacher and assistant athletic director at Ringgold High School for over 30 years. He was a modern day MacGyver, who was in his glory building and fixing anything he could get his hands on.
While Denny lived in Pennsylvania, he spent every summer on Chincoteague Island working on rental houses. His idea of relaxing was to tear something apart and make it even better than before. Denny was an avid Steelers fan, but his true passion was going into the woods under the pretense to hunt, and spending hours in the custom-built blind reading and doing crossword puzzles. He also loved hiking in the mountains.
Denny met the love of his life in 1998, when he came to her house to install a new bathroom.
Denny is survived by his beloved wife, Barbara; sons, Joseph Kassab (Madeline) and Robert Kassab; brother; Gary Bugar (Paulette); sister, Nancy Macel (Thomas); granddaughters, Claire and Rebecca; mother-in-law, Frances Cantrelle; several nieces and nephews; best friends, Bobby Gray (Barb) and Marty Harris (Marsha); and countless other friends and associates who will miss him terribly.
Funeral mass will be celebrated Saturday, June 20, 2020, at Saint Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church on Chincoteague Island. Due to current conditions, service will be private but will be live-streamed by Saint Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to the National Wildlife Federation.
Services were entrusted to Salyer Funeral Home Inc. on Chincoteague Island.
