TAYLOR, Darryl (DT)

Darryl "DT" Taylor, 39, of Mesa, Arizona, died peacefully, surrounded by his family on Saturday, June 29th, 2002. Darryl was born with Cystic Fibrosis, and passed away after complications following a lung transplant he received on April 28, 2002, at UCSD Medical Center. Darryl was born in Helena, Montana, April 8th, 1963. He moved to Arizona in 1985 from Kalispell, Montana, where he lived most of his childhood. After working various jobs, he began employment at the Phoenician Resort in 1988. He remained at the Phoenician as an Engineering Maintenance Technician III for 13 years, enjoying the position, the lovely grounds, and the people he worked with throughout his career. He met his wife Cindy, an RN, in 1993 during one of his hospital stays. She was his nurse. They married in 1996 in Southington, Connecticut, her home state. Darryl enjoyed a childhood fulfilled with snow skiing, skateboarding, motocross, and mountain biking. In his adult life, his hobbies included restoring a '71 Roadrunner, building model airplanes, flying stunt kites, and computer gaming. He is survived by his adoring wife Cindy; his mother Peggy Taylor; his mother and father-in-law Linda and Tom Vargo; his sister and brother in law Laurie and Joseph Campbell as well as his niece, Brooke Campbell; a large extended family in Connecticut; the employees of the Phoenician Resort; the nurses on the 10th floor at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center; numerous loyal friends, as well as the many people he befriended while gaming online. Services Sunday July 7, 2002, at Mariposa Gardens 6747 E. Broadway Rd in Mesa. Contributions may be made in Darryl's name to the Bannister Family House 406 Dickinson Street, San Diego, California 92103-8961, (619) 543-7977. Darryl will be fondly remembered as a beautiful man who radiated the spirit and innocence of a child. When those who know and love him reminisce, they will remember him always smiling, kidding around and being ornery, candidly speaking his mind, able to repair anything, constantly cleaning, adoring his wife, his family, his dogs, and his home, all while living everyday to the fullest and inspiring those around him to do the same. The Arizona Republic July 4, 2002