Robert C. (Bob) Darrow
Robert C. (Bob) Darrow
On August 22, 2015
Robert C. (Bob) Darrow went home to be with The Lord.
Bob was born in 1924 to
Clayton and Petra Darrow on a ranch in Gull Lake, Saskatchewan. In spite of
great effort, the family lost the ranch during the Great Depression, and then
moved to Banff, Alberta.
After high school, Bob
drove a truck up the Alaska Highway, hauling aircraft fuel and dynamite from
Dawson Creek up in to The Yukon for the war effort to confront the Japanese. In
1942, he left the Far North and volunteered for the Royal Navy. Bob served from
1943~1946 mainly aboard the Cruiser Uganda in both the Pacific and Atlantic
theatres.
After the war, Bob
joined Morrison Knudsen operating cranes and shovels in Canada, South America
and on many projects in the U.S. Operating those cranes was the happiest
working years of Bob's life.
In 1947, Bob took a job
for Bill Woodall working on the Cascade Dam. It was there that Bob met
LaVonne York, and they were married two years later in Payette, Idaho. Most of
their married life was spent on their 80 acres South of Boise where they
enjoyed horses, cows, dogs, cats and Bob's hobby of old heavy equipment, mostly
old Caterpillars and cranes.
During his years in
Boise, Bob endeavored to emulate Chuck Colson's "Prison Fellowship"
work. Bob looked after the families of inmates and helped them find work when
released. He organized a softball league within the prison, fielding a team so
the inmates could have a little respite from their confinement.
Bob and LaVonne visited
Canada and Alaska many times and had the opportunity to tour Israel in 1978, as
well as time in Paris.
Bob was proceeded in
death by LaVonne, his wife of 52 years and his sister, Delores Dundas. Bob is
survived by his son Dan and his wife Marti of Boise.
At Bob's request, no
services are to be held. However, Bob does suggest that instead, everyone take
a two hour nap. Bob will be buried beside his wife in Dry Creek Cemetery.
Heart 'n Home Hospice
made it possible for Bob to spend his last days at home in the company of
immediate family and his ever-faithful companion, Bink the dog. Words cannot
begin to express our gratitude for the skilled and compassionate staff of Heart
'n Home.
If anyone wishes to
honor Bob's legacy with a memoriam, please consider the OPAL Foundation. This
non-profit foundation funds Heart 'n Home services for those who would
otherwise not be in a position to receive hospice care and family
support. The OPAL Foundation ~ 132 SW 5th Ave, Suite 150 ~ Meridian,
Idaho.
Bob would be the first to remind you that faith
in Jesus Christ promises you that death is not the end, but the beginning of
life eternal.
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