Dennis A. Malamon, 66, of Stuyvesant, died at home on Friday, May 8, in the comforting embrace of his dearest friends. He was born in 1949 to Demetrius (Nick) and Wanda Bernas Malamon and was raised in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Central College in Pella, Iowa, in 1970, Dennis enlisted in the Air Force and, after less than a year of service, he was diagnosed with cancer of the thymus gland, for which he had surgery and extensive radiation treatments at Walter Reed Hospital. He always said his early experience of surviving cancer made him grateful for every day. So when he was diagnosed with lung cancer in November, 2012, Dennis chose to go to work, do the things he loved, and live life fully, despite the challenges caused by the disease. Dennis was honorably discharged from the service, and returned to Central College for his teaching certification. There he met Cydney Cross, and in 1973 they moved to her hometown of Chatham. Dennis began teaching in Chatham and pursuing his Master's Degree at SUNY Albany, when he was hired as a real estate title researcher with Paramount Abstract in 1974. Dennis and Cydney were married from 1975 until 1984. As a title searcher, Dennis worked primarily in the land records room of the Columbia County Clerk's Office, where he made many close friendships during his 40 years working for Paramount. To those who worked with him, he was not only a cherished friend, but an irreplaceable wealth of knowledge. To him, those friends were his family. Dennis genuinely enjoyed going to work each day, but he also had a great passion for horses and spent much of his time riding, training, trimming, and driving them. He also loved the companionship of his many canine friends through the years. Dennis will be deeply missed by people in many walks of life who he touched with his always humble, generous, and selfless way. He is survived by his sister, Georgiana Malamon, and niece, Dawn Malamon, both of Plymouth Meeting, PA. He is also survived by Rachel Samuels, whom he married in 1998, and although they were separated in 2010 she was there to help him from the time of his cancer diagnosis in 2012, and they remained close since. He is also survived by his beloved friends, Cydney Cross and Jane DeGennaro, who together with Rachel, cared for Dennis during his illness. They would like to thank Dr. Linda DeMarco, Amy Boehme Silver, NP, and the staff of NYOH in Hudson; his many doctors and nurses affiliated with Columbia Memorial Hospital, including Dr. Kathryn Cullen and the nurses and aides on the 4th floor during Dennis' recent stay there; and his visiting palliative care nurse, Elizabeth Hanlon, RN, of Eddy Visiting Nurse Association. At Dennis' request, no formal services will take place. Donations in his memory can be made to Out of the Pits, Inc, P.O. Box 2311, Albany, NY 12220, where Dennis acquired many of his dogs over the years, or Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY 10065. Online condolences may be conveyed at frenchblasl.com.