George Darby
January 30, 1918 - April 7, 2005
Obituary
George Darby, born in Issaquah, WA on January 30, 1918, passed away in Seattle on April 7, 2005. George lived his early life in Roslyn, WA. George was a member of the CO E 507th Parachute Infantry during World War II and served in every major campaign from D-Day through the Bulge. It was while stationed in Nottingham, England that George met and married Ivy Cocksedge. An avid outdoors man George loved hunting, fishing and camping. George is survived by a son Alan and three daughters Doreen, Helen and Kathleen, seven grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. George is also survived by his beloved older sister Helen Piazza of Edmonds, WA. At Mr. Darby’s request, no services will be held. In Lieu of flowers, please make donations to the VA.
I will miss you grandpa, I love you, Melissa
I miss you and will always think of you I love you
The 2 things that I will always remember about grandpa – “Lil’ Brown Jug” & “Put your head on my shoulders” – Will miss you LOVE JENNIFER
We miss seeing Derb and Ivy both and hope that the family will keep closer touch with us.
Hoping to hear from you and thank you Kathy for the phone calls.
Love you all. Hope’s
I am assuming this is the father of Al Darby that graduated from Glacier HS, 1963. We send our condolences and would love to hear from you. Although I never met your Dad, Dennis must remember him. We still live in the same house in Federal Way they’re going to carry us out. Dennis’s Dad passed away in 1979 and his Mom is still living on her own in Burien. Dennis owns his old house near Glacier rental. We both accepted the Lord in 1970 and God has blessed us with three children and five grandsons. We are both hoping to retire at the end of this year. We pray that the fond memories you have of your Dad will soften the loss. Our home phone number is 253-839-8139. Sincerely, Joanne Jordan
One day while drinking beer and talking about going to college, George replied……
“Well, You can lead a jackass through Longachers, but that don’t make him a racehorse.”
How true…….Rest In Peace, George
We met George in l955 when we both worked at Ehrlich Harrison – Ray worked in the yard with George and Jeanne worked in the office. We were young and dated and married and are celebrating our 45th wedding anniversary. We remember George, Scotty, Hank, Cliff, Ernie, Mr. Donnan and Mike, George MacFarlane and all the old timers there. We are sorry to hear of your loss – we know that he will always be in your thoughts.
Gramps,
You were the best grandfather that a granddaughter could have, There were always 3 things that We could count on from you when we came to visit 1You would always sing “Me my wife stub tail dog crossed that river ona slippery log,log was wet I fell in lost my little brown jug right in HO! HO! HO! who would know little brown jug know I love Thee” 2That scary rubber thumb that you would hit with a hammer and make all us kids scream with terror & excitement. I also remember the swing that hung in the doorway so that we could swing from the livingroom into the kitchen back and forth over and over again.3You would always say “you know what I heard? Sheep! “You know what I saw? Wood! I fell for the same tricks time & time again. We never got tired of being at grandma & grandpa Darby’s house there was always lots of fun & excitement there.
I still can’t believe that your gone….Ilove You & miss you very much.
So Long Granpa not Goodbye.
Your Eldesr Granddaughter-Lisa Kamrowski
So long, Dad. Well, buddy, you’re with Mom now. Funny, I think of you and Mom walking hand and hand towards a new beginning, young and vital and deeply in love. I’ll miss you, ya ole sonuvagun! We had some fine times together, didn’t we? I’ll carry you and Mom in my heart forever . . .
Compassion and truth were two words I associate with my father. No matter what the subject was, you knew he spoke from his heart and believed in everything he said. This is the legacy he left me. My father was a very honest man. His hero was John Wayne and in his last years, he watched his heros movies everyday.
My Dad…
What a character. He had such a zest for life. I had the great honor and privilege of having dad live with me and caring for him the last few years of his life. I have a large whole in my heart now that he is gone – but am consoled by the fact that he is now with my mother and is at peace. I want to thank EVERYONE for their kind words and thoughts. All my love dad -I MISS YOU
Grandpa – You and grandma were the best grandparents a kid could have, you were always there with with some sort of wisecrack that would make me laugh. I always will remember you and grandma with a smile on my face. I still can’t believe your gone but one hope I have is that you are finally reunited with grandma and will be with each other for eternity. You both will be a huge part of me and my life forever. I love you grandpa!!!!
Dad- I will always remember all the hours I spent sitting on the basement steps just to be with you while you were busy doing your wood projects, I was always so happy when you asked me to give you a hand and the times you would have me play hooky so I could go fishing with you – We Were Such Buddies! Remember, whenever any of the grandkids would come over you would always open and let them look in the cupboards, well guess what that is the first thing Jennifer and Melissa do when they come over, they aren’t hungry they just look inside, they didn’t really know why until I told them that is what you always did. I want to thank you for your love of the outdoors and animals – because of you I also love the same. Dad you were always my HERO, I miss you terribly – I LOVE YOU
Grandpa,
Thank You for all the memorable times There are too many to count. I will never forget growing up with you as my grandfather. I Love You and miss you so much.
You will be missed.
Your Granddaughter-
Becky Dorman
It’s so hard to say goodbye to a good friend. To this day, I relish the fishing and camping trips we went on together, among all the other things we did – I’ll miss that.
You have been a good father to me. You gave me guidance and inspired me throughout my life.
We lost not only a great person, but the greatest fisherman the world has ever know.
It’s hard to say goodbye. I Love You – Ed
It was a pleasure knowing such a wonderful man whom I referred to as Jen’s grandpa. You always made me laugh! You and Ivy took me under your wing one summer when times were rough for me, and I thank you for it. I was truly blessed to have both of you in my life. You will be missed!
Always,
Rhonda Ayala
Family Friend
Grandpa Darby-
You will be greatly missed!
I can remember going with you and Grandma to Point-no-Point,staying in the quaint cottages on the beach. As a little girl it was the high point of my summer vacation.
It was with you that I caught my first fish. The early morning prepartation’s Grandma would make a thermos of coffee and hot chocolate.We would leave the house at 4:30am with Otto, head out to Lake Washington. It was so exciting learning how to reel in a huge chinook salmon. I could see how proud you were! I know you are now at peace,you and Grandma reunited in Heaven.
I love you Grandpa, and I will truly miss you and I will think of you often not with sorrow but with happiness, you left a lot of wonderful memories with me and I shall cherish them the rest of my life. I love you Grandpa and God bless you!
The Kid
Debbie
do you know what I saw?
do you know what I herd?
You know the answer!
Grampa Darby,
I am proud to be your grandaughters husband. When viewing your photos I can see how a handsome fellow like yourself landed a wonderful,beautful woman as Debbie’s Grama! When I think of you I can’t help but give thanks for your tremendous sacrifice you gave in WWII. Please say hello to my Grampa Forrest Robert Moore who pulled kids out of the burning oil off of Ford Island Pearl Harbor and who cheated death at Midway Island saved by a Marine who pulled him out of a bombed & burning engineering shack. God Bless you and I know you will shake hands with my Pop Forrestin heaven. God Bless you for your sacrifices and I will always strive to give Debbie my best!
God Bless You,
James Alan Moore
Alan, Helen, Kathleen, Doreen, Amanda and the rest of the grandchildren, I am writing this on behalf of my Dad Uncle Chuck Boone and Aunt Vera Boone who also died on April 7th two years ago…2003 and also on behalf of my brother and sisters and myself. I have some really neat memories of your Father as well as your Mother. It was very sad to hear of his passing and know that you will all miss him beyond words. To have Aunt Ivy and Him reunited once again to live out eternity. Our deepest sympathies.
Chuck Boone Sardis BC Canada, Jodee Boone Coulas, Sardis BC Canada, Laura Boone, Sardis BC Canada, Bill Boone, Ontario, Canada and Donna Boone Dodd Clifton Colorado USA
God Bless all
Uncle Chuck & Aunt Vera Boone
and Family, Bill Boone, Donna Boone Dodd, Jodee Boone Coulas, and Laura Boone
Farewell to an old friend. You will always be remembered in England God Bless from Peter Ward married to Joan, Ivy’s sister & all his family
Well, i liked to send all our condolences from the Boone/Coulas family. I never really got to know Uncle George, but i do have a fond memory of when they came to visit us, in Oklahoma. I was 16yrs old at the time, doing teenage thing’s, when like alway’s, i got grounded. Good ol’ Uncle George was on my side, and sweet talked my folk’s into letting me go out. Thank’s Uncle George…
Now, you’re reunited with Aunt Ivy, and my Mom -Vera Boone, who also passed away,same day, two yrs apart. April 7th
2003. God Bless till we meet again, Jodee Boone-Coulas and family.
well George you are finally reunited with my sister Ivy, also my other sisters joan from EnglandVera from Canada brother Bill Englandalso my beautiful mother EnglandWe will always remember the visit you both made to us in 1976 then the return visits we made to your house. the fun and the tours we did and you taking young scott fishing with you in your old boat then the visit we made to you with sheryl and you both lost in a world of coversation about anything and every thing.
i would also like to send my deep sympathy to the loved ones left behind,just remember they havn’t gone they are in the next room.
all my love Brenda.
So sorry in the loss of your father and brother. I believe he was my mother’s first cousin. Shirley Stewart Medved, my grandma was Pearl Darby Stewart. Would like to get info on your side of the Darby family. My phone is 509-674-4749. Thank you and again, with sympathy.
Davene Rauschmier