Instead of a large multifamily event, Ms. Dench and Mr. Hinton held a small dinner on Friday, where they gave thanks and talked about their friendship, Mr. Dench’s death, Ms. Dench said. During their meal, they kept a burning candle and portrait of Mr. Dench in front of his seat at the table. They met up for frequent double dates, accompanied by Mr. Dench and Mikaela Grubbs, 21, Mr. Hinton’s girlfriend. Their Thanksgivings have usually been spent at the Dench home, but last year — the one Ms. Dench recalls as her favorite — they spent the day with Ms. Grubbs’ family. Ms. Dench met her husband when she was 20 and living in Idaho, an encounter she considers love at first sight, she said.

Source: New York Times November 21, 2020 10:45 UTC