Dennis “Butch” Close came from Pennsylvania to live with his family in Dare County as he battled brain cancer. Butch enjoyed eating out and visiting all the Outer Banks has to offer.

After Butch succumbed to cancer, his family founded Butch’s Night Out to provide the funding and opportunity for other families to enjoy fun experiences together as they face the same or similar short-term or long-term personal crises such as terminal illness.