Daryl was a devoted family man and dedicated public servant.  He served in the federal government for over 34 years including at the National Institutes of Health and the Export Import Bank of the US.  During this time he also served in the Air National Guard.  He married the love of his life, Stacey in 1988 who was introduced to him by his childhood friend, John Faith.  Daryl and Stacey had two sons, Robert and Timothy fulfilling Daryl’s life long desire to be a dad.  He often said the happiest day of his life was the day Rob was born.  He adored his sons and retired early to raise them, driving them to the bus stop, making lunches, attending years of sports’ practices and caring for the many pets his wife and sons wanted over the years.  He loved his grandchildren, Ben and Hazel.  Daryl was protective and caring towards his mother, Mildred, and his sisters, twin, Caryl and little sister, Terry.  

He loved watching golf, baseball and the Washington Commanders.  He took Rob to many games when he had season tickets.  He was most impressed when he took little Rob to a Harlem Globe Trotters’ game and Rob got most of the team to sign a souvenir basketball by scooting under the adults’ legs. Timothy in the first grade decided Brett Favre was his hero.  Daryl and Tim traveled twice to Green Bay and once to North Carolina to watch Brett play. The family attended crew matches for Rob and hockey games for Tim with 12 years of little league, soccer and basketball in the early years.  Daryl loved taking the boys ‘exploring’ in the woods behind the Great Falls house and spending the summer days in Miss Emma’s pool next door.   In addition to being with the boys, Daryl was an avid landscaper and was happiest outdoors working on his yard.

Daryl’s greatest wish as he battled prostate cancer the last 8 years was for happiness and peace for Stacey, Timothy, Robert and Chelsea, Ben and Hazel, Caryl and Nolden, Terry and his nephews, Christopher and Timmy.  His wife and son, Timothy, cared for Daryl in home hospice when Daryl was bedridden the last 8 months of his life.  For the previous seven years they stayed by his side every day.  They took Daryl to all his appointments, and helped him as the side effects of the meds took an ever deepening toll on his body.  Robert, Chelsea and the children visited every other weekend and Daryl loved the time with the grandchildren. Terry traveled from Winchester as often as she could to watch golf with Daryl and visit.  This was a hard, frustrating, painful time for him, but he passed away at home with his family beside him as he wanted. The world has lost a good man.  His family will miss him forever.